The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 64
... fashion among the men , should become fashionable among the women . We may then read in the papers such pa- ragraphs as the following : 6 and Lady - The Yesterday a duel was fought in Hyde Park , be- tween the Countess of Countess ...
... fashion among the men , should become fashionable among the women . We may then read in the papers such pa- ragraphs as the following : 6 and Lady - The Yesterday a duel was fought in Hyde Park , be- tween the Countess of Countess ...
Page 73
... fashion . Had it been graced with a cockade , I should have proceeded to the next ; but wanting that , I looked below to find out the owner , and soon dis- covered that it could belong to none but a young bar- rister , who is less ...
... fashion . Had it been graced with a cockade , I should have proceeded to the next ; but wanting that , I looked below to find out the owner , and soon dis- covered that it could belong to none but a young bar- rister , who is less ...
Page 74
... fashion ; and seemed to be a strange mixture between the old fashion and the new , with a kind of studied endeavour to be most of the latter . After some time , I believe I hit upon its owner . He is a gentleman who wishes to be of the ...
... fashion ; and seemed to be a strange mixture between the old fashion and the new , with a kind of studied endeavour to be most of the latter . After some time , I believe I hit upon its owner . He is a gentleman who wishes to be of the ...
Page 80
... fashion of beauties is scarce more lasting than that of the dress they wear . The admiration which my daughters for some time attracted now sensibly declines ; and , amidst the crowd of admirers which turned their heads , I do not find ...
... fashion of beauties is scarce more lasting than that of the dress they wear . The admiration which my daughters for some time attracted now sensibly declines ; and , amidst the crowd of admirers which turned their heads , I do not find ...
Page 82
... fashion which leads men of moderate fortunes to give their children an education and taste of life al- together unsuited to the situations they are likely to occupy . Even to those whose fortunes enable them to move in the sphere of ...
... fashion which leads men of moderate fortunes to give their children an education and taste of life al- together unsuited to the situations they are likely to occupy . Even to those whose fortunes enable them to move in the sphere of ...
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