The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 37
... never so perceptible as when , on the death of a person who was well known to us , we compare the idea we formed of his character when alive , with that which we now entertain of him . His excellencies and defects are now more ...
... never so perceptible as when , on the death of a person who was well known to us , we compare the idea we formed of his character when alive , with that which we now entertain of him . His excellencies and defects are now more ...
Page 62
... never meet with a parallel , I think I should not have dis- charged the office of a faithful Spectator , had not I recorded it . ' Every one who attends to the progress and change of manners , must be struck with this passage . The ...
... never meet with a parallel , I think I should not have dis- charged the office of a faithful Spectator , had not I recorded it . ' Every one who attends to the progress and change of manners , must be struck with this passage . The ...
Page 63
... never indulged in those ex- cesses which prevailed in other parts of the island , particularly in the capital . There , I am sorry to say , our female politicians have gone much farther , and have exerted themselves in support of their ...
... never indulged in those ex- cesses which prevailed in other parts of the island , particularly in the capital . There , I am sorry to say , our female politicians have gone much farther , and have exerted themselves in support of their ...
Page 67
... never to engage in any undertaking till he had exa- mined every circumstance , and provided against every obstacle and difficulty . Sir Thomas spent several years in forming plans for the payment of his debts , which he found not so ...
... never to engage in any undertaking till he had exa- mined every circumstance , and provided against every obstacle and difficulty . Sir Thomas spent several years in forming plans for the payment of his debts , which he found not so ...
Page 69
... never could find one to his mind . One was too high , another too low ; one too damp , another too dry ; the prospect from one was too confined , from another too extensive . Sir Thomas never forgot the improvement of his farms . That ...
... never could find one to his mind . One was too high , another too low ; one too damp , another too dry ; the prospect from one was too confined , from another too extensive . Sir Thomas never forgot the improvement of his farms . That ...
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