The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 217
... decisive intelligence he had been engaged in a debauch , which lasted from dinner till morning ; he had parted with his com- VOL . I. U panions amidst the loudest exclamations of social joy and social 35 . 217 THE LOUNGer .
... decisive intelligence he had been engaged in a debauch , which lasted from dinner till morning ; he had parted with his com- VOL . I. U panions amidst the loudest exclamations of social joy and social 35 . 217 THE LOUNGer .
Page 231
... engaged in the study of that dry and intricate science . I am persuaded their ima- ginations will not be less exercised than their judg- ments , in following the learned author through the numerous pointed illustrations which he gives ...
... engaged in the study of that dry and intricate science . I am persuaded their ima- ginations will not be less exercised than their judg- ments , in following the learned author through the numerous pointed illustrations which he gives ...
Page 258
... engaged with objects of the most opposite kind to that of the reign- ing passion , yet still it returns . He shows , too , that this happens , notwithstanding the most determined resolutions and purposes to the contrary . All this he ...
... engaged with objects of the most opposite kind to that of the reign- ing passion , yet still it returns . He shows , too , that this happens , notwithstanding the most determined resolutions and purposes to the contrary . All this he ...
Page 268
... engaged at brag . I could hardly be angry at them ; they were only doing on a smaller scale what was a - doing on a larger above stairs ; and being forced to sit up all night , they were obliged to fill up their time with something . I ...
... engaged at brag . I could hardly be angry at them ; they were only doing on a smaller scale what was a - doing on a larger above stairs ; and being forced to sit up all night , they were obliged to fill up their time with something . I ...
Page 275
... engaged in , I limit my rustic employments to planting and gardening . The fields which surround my house owe their principal beau- ties to nature . The upland and barren spots I have covered with wood , which in a few years will afford ...
... engaged in , I limit my rustic employments to planting and gardening . The fields which surround my house owe their principal beau- ties to nature . The upland and barren spots I have covered with wood , which in a few years will afford ...
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