The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 50
... lives in the world , he will find less reason to be surprised at any thing . I have for some time seen how mat- ters were going . Those friends in whom you trusted the most , who were the warmest in pushing you to stand candidate ...
... lives in the world , he will find less reason to be surprised at any thing . I have for some time seen how mat- ters were going . Those friends in whom you trusted the most , who were the warmest in pushing you to stand candidate ...
Page 55
... live in society ; and from society only can happiness be derived . The station of life requires activity and effort . For these was mankind formed ; and those who do not contri- bute to the happiness of themselves and others by ...
... live in society ; and from society only can happiness be derived . The station of life requires activity and effort . For these was mankind formed ; and those who do not contri- bute to the happiness of themselves and others by ...
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... live at a distance from the fashionable world ; but as it is a distinction of a very singular nature , and what , perhaps , may never meet with a parallel , I think I should not have dis- charged the office of a faithful Spectator , had ...
... live at a distance from the fashionable world ; but as it is a distinction of a very singular nature , and what , perhaps , may never meet with a parallel , I think I should not have dis- charged the office of a faithful Spectator , had ...
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... Lives of the Strenuous Loungers , and the second , the Lives of the Indolent Loungers . These are the two great branches into which our family is divided . Each volume will be adorned with twenty copper - plates , engraved by the most ...
... Lives of the Strenuous Loungers , and the second , the Lives of the Indolent Loungers . These are the two great branches into which our family is divided . Each volume will be adorned with twenty copper - plates , engraved by the most ...
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... 1785 . " THEY who live in the bustle of the world are not perhaps the best or most accurate observers of the progressive change of manners in that society in which they pass their time . In such a situation 82 14 . THE LOUNGER .
... 1785 . " THEY who live in the bustle of the world are not perhaps the best or most accurate observers of the progressive change of manners in that society in which they pass their time . In such a situation 82 14 . THE LOUNGER .
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