The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 50
... fortune and interest at court are greater than yours , and that private friendship you so much relied on has been found light in the balance . ' These words of Atticus made a deep impression on me . I now recollected a thousand ...
... fortune and interest at court are greater than yours , and that private friendship you so much relied on has been found light in the balance . ' These words of Atticus made a deep impression on me . I now recollected a thousand ...
Page 51
... fortune . On this foundation I now resolved to build my happiness . Besides the family estate in the county where my unfortunate project of ambition had taken place , I was possessed of a small property , situated in a re- mote part of ...
... fortune . On this foundation I now resolved to build my happiness . Besides the family estate in the county where my unfortunate project of ambition had taken place , I was possessed of a small property , situated in a re- mote part of ...
Page 58
... fortune to be placed next to the beautiful and sprightly Lady . As upon the former day , so here , the conversation soon turned upon the present admini- stration ; but , to my no small astonishment , the opinion of every person present ...
... fortune to be placed next to the beautiful and sprightly Lady . As upon the former day , so here , the conversation soon turned upon the present admini- stration ; but , to my no small astonishment , the opinion of every person present ...
Page 67
... fortunes , and revive the faded ho- nours of his family , by paying off all his debts , re- pairing or rebuilding his castle , draining his morass , improving his farms , cultivating his moors , and plant- ing his hills . But he ...
... fortunes , and revive the faded ho- nours of his family , by paying off all his debts , re- pairing or rebuilding his castle , draining his morass , improving his farms , cultivating his moors , and plant- ing his hills . But he ...
Page 68
... fortune , that would enable him to pay all his debts , and execute all his projects . He spent several years in searching for such a lady , and at length fixed on Miss Betty Plum . It is true , Miss Betty was neither young nor handsome ...
... fortune , that would enable him to pay all his debts , and execute all his projects . He spent several years in searching for such a lady , and at length fixed on Miss Betty Plum . It is true , Miss Betty was neither young nor handsome ...
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