The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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deed , I have generally remarked , that people did so only because they could not do better ; ' tis like plead- ing privilege for a debt which a man's own funds do not enable him to pay . A great man may perhaps be well - bred in a ...
deed , I have generally remarked , that people did so only because they could not do better ; ' tis like plead- ing privilege for a debt which a man's own funds do not enable him to pay . A great man may perhaps be well - bred in a ...
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... of nations . Their VOL . I. D memorials of former events too were scanty and im- perfect 5 . THE LOUNGER . 25 Critical examination of the tragedy the Fair Penitent-Some remarks Mrs Siddons's performance of character of Calista.
... of nations . Their VOL . I. D memorials of former events too were scanty and im- perfect 5 . THE LOUNGER . 25 Critical examination of the tragedy the Fair Penitent-Some remarks Mrs Siddons's performance of character of Calista.
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... remark which I had somewhere met with , that the finest natures are the most apt to be hurt , as the finest plants are the soonest nipped by the frost ; and that , like those plants , they require to be sheltered and guarded to prevent ...
... remark which I had somewhere met with , that the finest natures are the most apt to be hurt , as the finest plants are the soonest nipped by the frost ; and that , like those plants , they require to be sheltered and guarded to prevent ...
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... remark . - I am , & c . HORTENSIUS . P. No. 10. SATURDAY , APRIL 9 , 1785 . SIR , TO THE AUTHOR OF THE LOUNGER . SOMEWHAT more than thirty years ago , I retired to a family - seat in a remote part of Scotland , where I have passed my ...
... remark . - I am , & c . HORTENSIUS . P. No. 10. SATURDAY , APRIL 9 , 1785 . SIR , TO THE AUTHOR OF THE LOUNGER . SOMEWHAT more than thirty years ago , I retired to a family - seat in a remote part of Scotland , where I have passed my ...
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... remark , that the ladies of Edinburgh have contented themselves with such little eccentrici- ties of appearance , and never indulged in those ex- cesses which prevailed in other parts of the island , particularly in the capital . There ...
... remark , that the ladies of Edinburgh have contented themselves with such little eccentrici- ties of appearance , and never indulged in those ex- cesses which prevailed in other parts of the island , particularly in the capital . There ...
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