The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... present state of some of our entertain- ments , I frequently find very convenient . In me , however , it is an indolent , quiet sort of indulgence , which , if it affords some amusement to myself , does not disturb that of any other ...
... present state of some of our entertain- ments , I frequently find very convenient . In me , however , it is an indolent , quiet sort of indulgence , which , if it affords some amusement to myself , does not disturb that of any other ...
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At an assembly at which I happened to be present a few nights ago , my notice was peculiarly attracted by a gentleman with what is called a fresh look for his age , dressed in a claret - coloured coat , with gold buttons , of a cut not ...
At an assembly at which I happened to be present a few nights ago , my notice was peculiarly attracted by a gentleman with what is called a fresh look for his age , dressed in a claret - coloured coat , with gold buttons , of a cut not ...
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... present day ? But you must be mistaken they cannot be real soldiers : militia , or train - band subalterns , believe me , who having neither seen service nor good company , contrive to look fierce , in order to avoid looking sheepish ...
... present day ? But you must be mistaken they cannot be real soldiers : militia , or train - band subalterns , believe me , who having neither seen service nor good company , contrive to look fierce , in order to avoid looking sheepish ...
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... present age have bestowed on history its most signal improvement , and have given it a form before unknown . The many and various revolutions which an experience of more than three thousand years has exhibited to mankind , and the ...
... present age have bestowed on history its most signal improvement , and have given it a form before unknown . The many and various revolutions which an experience of more than three thousand years has exhibited to mankind , and the ...
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... present age we owe this union of philosophy with history , and the production of a new and more perfect species of histo- rical composition . President Montesquieu was per- haps the first who attempted to show how much the history of ...
... present age we owe this union of philosophy with history , and the production of a new and more perfect species of histo- rical composition . President Montesquieu was per- haps the first who attempted to show how much the history of ...
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