The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page iv
... party dress , by Neuter - Censure of political violence , especially in the ladies • 11. Life of Sir Thomas Lounger , busy in prospect , and doing nothing 12. Trifling circumstances often form the criterion of character - Judgment of a ...
... party dress , by Neuter - Censure of political violence , especially in the ladies • 11. Life of Sir Thomas Lounger , busy in prospect , and doing nothing 12. Trifling circumstances often form the criterion of character - Judgment of a ...
Page vi
... parties . Mackenzie 39. High and brilliant talents not the most conducive to eminence or success in the departments of business and ambi- · M'Leod Bannatyn tion 40. Qualifications required in a country cler- gyman by his patron or his ...
... parties . Mackenzie 39. High and brilliant talents not the most conducive to eminence or success in the departments of business and ambi- · M'Leod Bannatyn tion 40. Qualifications required in a country cler- gyman by his patron or his ...
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... parties I have as frequently heard myself called a LOUNGER , as on ' Change or in courts of law . At Abroad , for I was prevailed on by a friend to ac- company him for some time on his travels , I was not just called a LOUNGER , the ...
... parties I have as frequently heard myself called a LOUNGER , as on ' Change or in courts of law . At Abroad , for I was prevailed on by a friend to ac- company him for some time on his travels , I was not just called a LOUNGER , the ...
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... party who commits them . As a Lounger , I had from my earliest age been fond of books , and sometimes ventured to write when I was tired of reading . A Lounger of the sort I could wish to be thought is one who , even amidst a certain ...
... party who commits them . As a Lounger , I had from my earliest age been fond of books , and sometimes ventured to write when I was tired of reading . A Lounger of the sort I could wish to be thought is one who , even amidst a certain ...
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... is an uncommon degree of elegance in his form , and cannot conceal his ambition to be considered as a man of fashion . . But the most amusing instance of this sort I 10 2 . THE LOUNGER . On party dress, by Neuter-Censure.
... is an uncommon degree of elegance in his form , and cannot conceal his ambition to be considered as a man of fashion . . But the most amusing instance of this sort I 10 2 . THE LOUNGER . On party dress, by Neuter-Censure.
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