The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 32
... mean , sir , that the plot is involved . Pardon me , sir , not at all ; ' tis a perfectly clear plot , as clear as the sun in the cucumber , as Anthonio in Venice Preserved says . The hero and heroine are to be married , and they are at ...
... mean , sir , that the plot is involved . Pardon me , sir , not at all ; ' tis a perfectly clear plot , as clear as the sun in the cucumber , as Anthonio in Venice Preserved says . The hero and heroine are to be married , and they are at ...
Page 50
... mean now , nor ever meant , to serve you ; their only object was to serve them- selves . They wished you to stand , not that you might gain your election , but that there might be a contest in the county . Before you appeared , they ...
... mean now , nor ever meant , to serve you ; their only object was to serve them- selves . They wished you to stand , not that you might gain your election , but that there might be a contest in the county . Before you appeared , they ...
Page 64
... means of a large black bushy muff , in which the ball of her antagonist happily lodged . The seconds then interposed , and the combatants were parted without further mischief . We are told the quarrel between these celebrated beauties ...
... means of a large black bushy muff , in which the ball of her antagonist happily lodged . The seconds then interposed , and the combatants were parted without further mischief . We are told the quarrel between these celebrated beauties ...
Page 79
... means afford to bestow on two members of my family ; especially as it now became necessary to fit my two younger boys for the professions they chose to follow ; Jack , the elder , being destined for the bar , and Bob for the East Indies ...
... means afford to bestow on two members of my family ; especially as it now became necessary to fit my two younger boys for the professions they chose to follow ; Jack , the elder , being destined for the bar , and Bob for the East Indies ...
Page 90
... means of those philosophers and travellers here who are best acquainted with Africa , whether any traces still remain of that species of men of whom your learned countryman has taken notice , mentioned by Agatharchides and Sir Francis ...
... means of those philosophers and travellers here who are best acquainted with Africa , whether any traces still remain of that species of men of whom your learned countryman has taken notice , mentioned by Agatharchides and Sir Francis ...
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