The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 54
... once thought my inferiors , added poignancy to my self - reproach . I made an effort to dispel my sorrows , by keeping company with my neighbours . Most of them were indeed distant ; but distance in that part of the country is no bar to ...
... once thought my inferiors , added poignancy to my self - reproach . I made an effort to dispel my sorrows , by keeping company with my neighbours . Most of them were indeed distant ; but distance in that part of the country is no bar to ...
Page 71
... once to paint and make us acquainted with the character of the persons whom they wish to describe . The great passions which actuate men in the pur- suits of life present little diversity of features to afford any just discrimination of ...
... once to paint and make us acquainted with the character of the persons whom they wish to describe . The great passions which actuate men in the pur- suits of life present little diversity of features to afford any just discrimination of ...
Page 72
... once knew a noble lord who affected on all occasions a very slow and solemn pace , walking even across the room , or from one room to another , with all the leisurely solemnity of an usher at a fu- neral ; but no one had sat at table ...
... once knew a noble lord who affected on all occasions a very slow and solemn pace , walking even across the room , or from one room to another , with all the leisurely solemnity of an usher at a fu- neral ; but no one had sat at table ...
Page 81
... Thus , in place of those flattering hopes we had once formed , my wife and I , now in the decline of life , have before us the melancholy prospect of leav- ing , as companions for each other , a bankrupt - 13 . 81 THE LOUNGER .
... Thus , in place of those flattering hopes we had once formed , my wife and I , now in the decline of life , have before us the melancholy prospect of leav- ing , as companions for each other , a bankrupt - 13 . 81 THE LOUNGER .
Page 82
... once derived from that envied distinction ; while the most promising of our younger sons has fallen a prey to the same fashionable folly and extra- vagance ; and the whole hopes of a once - flourishing family are left to depend on the ...
... once derived from that envied distinction ; while the most promising of our younger sons has fallen a prey to the same fashionable folly and extra- vagance ; and the whole hopes of a once - flourishing family are left to depend on the ...
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