The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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seemed to grow stronger at every return . I now found my ferme ornée gave me little amusement ; the charm of novelty was worn off , and I grew tired of having always under my eye the same objects , how- ever beautiful ; there was not a ...
seemed to grow stronger at every return . I now found my ferme ornée gave me little amusement ; the charm of novelty was worn off , and I grew tired of having always under my eye the same objects , how- ever beautiful ; there was not a ...
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... gave him the preference to all his contemporaries ; another dwelt upon his wisdom and sagacity in coun- sel , so astonishing at his early years ; a third expa- tiated upon his pure and unblemished character , and mentioned the happiness ...
... gave him the preference to all his contemporaries ; another dwelt upon his wisdom and sagacity in coun- sel , so astonishing at his early years ; a third expa- tiated upon his pure and unblemished character , and mentioned the happiness ...
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... education , without the absolute ruin of their fortunes . To these reasons , though not altogether satisfied , I gave way . We provided ourselves with a house in town ; and , for these five years past , 13 . 79 THE LOUNGER .
... education , without the absolute ruin of their fortunes . To these reasons , though not altogether satisfied , I gave way . We provided ourselves with a house in town ; and , for these five years past , 13 . 79 THE LOUNGER .
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... gave me , to find the company of my daughters universally sought after , and to see their beauty attract all eyes , in every company , and at every public place in which they appeared . I soon , however , found the effects of this ...
... gave me , to find the company of my daughters universally sought after , and to see their beauty attract all eyes , in every company , and at every public place in which they appeared . I soon , however , found the effects of this ...
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... gave hopes of such application as would proba- bly have ensured success . But he has not been proof against the vanity of keeping that fashionable com- pany to which the situation of my family gaye him access ; and now spends his time ...
... gave hopes of such application as would proba- bly have ensured success . But he has not been proof against the vanity of keeping that fashionable com- pany to which the situation of my family gaye him access ; and now spends his time ...
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