The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 29
... play this evening , which a par- ticular affair that has come across him will prevent his keeping ; and as a man , after making such an arrangement , feels it irksome to be disappointed ( at least it is so with an old methodical fellow ...
... play this evening , which a par- ticular affair that has come across him will prevent his keeping ; and as a man , after making such an arrangement , feels it irksome to be disappointed ( at least it is so with an old methodical fellow ...
Page 30
... play was to me some fifty years ago , with what feelings I heard the last music begin , nor how my heart beat when it ceased .'- ' Why , it is very true , colonel , ' said the lady , one can't retain those feelings always . It is ...
... play was to me some fifty years ago , with what feelings I heard the last music begin , nor how my heart beat when it ceased .'- ' Why , it is very true , colonel , ' said the lady , one can't retain those feelings always . It is ...
Page 31
... play , madam , ' said he , bow- ing , and shutting the door . For that purpose we went to the pit , where , though it was pretty much crowded , we got ourselves seated in a very centrical place . There is something in Colonel Caustic's ...
... play , madam , ' said he , bow- ing , and shutting the door . For that purpose we went to the pit , where , though it was pretty much crowded , we got ourselves seated in a very centrical place . There is something in Colonel Caustic's ...
Page 32
... play went on , the colonel was asked his opinion of it by this gentleman and one or two more of his neighbours . He was shy of venturing his judgment on the piece ; they were kind enough to direct him how to form one . This is a very fa ...
... play went on , the colonel was asked his opinion of it by this gentleman and one or two more of his neighbours . He was shy of venturing his judgment on the piece ; they were kind enough to direct him how to form one . This is a very fa ...
Page 44
... play to our minds , and in the frost a drag - hunt to give exercise to our bodies : but the only effect those pastimes produced was to furnish additional subjects for the idle to talk of , and to plague the busy with hearing them . The ...
... play to our minds , and in the frost a drag - hunt to give exercise to our bodies : but the only effect those pastimes produced was to furnish additional subjects for the idle to talk of , and to plague the busy with hearing them . The ...
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