The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 18
... honour of their ac- quaintance , ' I replied ; but some of them I presume from the cockades in their hats ' ' You do not say so , ' interrupted the colonel . Is that the military air of the present day ? But you must be mistaken they ...
... honour of their ac- quaintance , ' I replied ; but some of them I presume from the cockades in their hats ' ' You do not say so , ' interrupted the colonel . Is that the military air of the present day ? But you must be mistaken they ...
Page 19
... honour ; they are as well made , and if not better dressed , at least more dressed than their predecessors ; and their complexions I think are better . But I am an old fellow , and apt to talk foolishly . ' I suspect , Caustic , ' said ...
... honour ; they are as well made , and if not better dressed , at least more dressed than their predecessors ; and their complexions I think are better . But I am an old fellow , and apt to talk foolishly . ' I suspect , Caustic , ' said ...
Page 23
... honours that should never fade . To drop the allegory : The truth is , that although to afford pleasure and to convey instruction have been ever the professed ends of history , yet they have not always been mingled in due proportion ...
... honours that should never fade . To drop the allegory : The truth is , that although to afford pleasure and to convey instruction have been ever the professed ends of history , yet they have not always been mingled in due proportion ...
Page 44
... honours . ' 6 Such an institution as I hint at would be of great use both to the community and to the objects of it , who might be assembled in the different wards , as in the Spin - house of Amsterdam , each employed in 44 8 . THE ...
... honours . ' 6 Such an institution as I hint at would be of great use both to the community and to the objects of it , who might be assembled in the different wards , as in the Spin - house of Amsterdam , each employed in 44 8 . THE ...
Page 58
... honour of being related . I found assembled a large company of ladies and gentlemen . Soon after I entered the room we were called to dinner ; and at table I had the good fortune to be placed next to the beautiful and sprightly Lady ...
... honour of being related . I found assembled a large company of ladies and gentlemen . Soon after I entered the room we were called to dinner ; and at table I had the good fortune to be placed next to the beautiful and sprightly Lady ...
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