The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... natural to a woman , that we do not wonder when we find even a queen not superior to that pretension . But there are , in our own times , ladies who forget the certain empire of their beauty , and aspire to the doubtful reputation of ...
... natural to a woman , that we do not wonder when we find even a queen not superior to that pretension . But there are , in our own times , ladies who forget the certain empire of their beauty , and aspire to the doubtful reputation of ...
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... nature , perhaps superior in nature's best and choicest gifts . Of the last species of weakness taken notice of in this paper , the credit we take for the talents we pos- sess , the reason seems obvious enough , that partiality to ...
... nature , perhaps superior in nature's best and choicest gifts . Of the last species of weakness taken notice of in this paper , the credit we take for the talents we pos- sess , the reason seems obvious enough , that partiality to ...
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... nature about him . If you please I will introduce you to him - Colonel Caustic , this is a very particular friend of mine , who solicits the honour of being known to you . ' -The colonel kissed me on both cheeks , and seeming to take a ...
... nature about him . If you please I will introduce you to him - Colonel Caustic , this is a very particular friend of mine , who solicits the honour of being known to you . ' -The colonel kissed me on both cheeks , and seeming to take a ...
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... nature ; and hence historians have abounded in every age , in the rudest and simplest , as well as in the most polished and refined . The first poets were hi- storians ; and Homer and Ossian , when the light of the song arose , ' but ...
... nature ; and hence historians have abounded in every age , in the rudest and simplest , as well as in the most polished and refined . The first poets were hi- storians ; and Homer and Ossian , when the light of the song arose , ' but ...
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... nature , perhaps , prevents us to hope can ever be accomplished : yet , though not completely removed , it may be partially withdrawn . I have often thought , that should a man be really in earnest in the desire of attaining a knowledge ...
... nature , perhaps , prevents us to hope can ever be accomplished : yet , though not completely removed , it may be partially withdrawn . I have often thought , that should a man be really in earnest in the desire of attaining a knowledge ...
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