The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 87
... respect in the most com- plete dishabille . Without paying the least attention to any one person in company , they began to tell us of the excellent sport they had that morning enjoyed at a cock - fight . But this recital was cut short ...
... respect in the most com- plete dishabille . Without paying the least attention to any one person in company , they began to tell us of the excellent sport they had that morning enjoyed at a cock - fight . But this recital was cut short ...
Page 90
... respect for the very learned and curious correspondent from whom the following letter was received , I cannot resist my inclination to communicate it entire to my readers . DEAR SIR , Madrid , 27th Feb. 1785 . I have been at all ...
... respect for the very learned and curious correspondent from whom the following letter was received , I cannot resist my inclination to communicate it entire to my readers . DEAR SIR , Madrid , 27th Feb. 1785 . I have been at all ...
Page 110
... respects their inferiors both in understanding and in character . Amidst the chances of life , the intricacies of situation , or from the de- ception of minds whose very virtues betray their caution , this will sometimes happen ...
... respects their inferiors both in understanding and in character . Amidst the chances of life , the intricacies of situation , or from the de- ception of minds whose very virtues betray their caution , this will sometimes happen ...
Page 114
... respects the picture is a very false one ; and I am thoroughly con- vinced , that upon an impartial estimate of the merits of the ancient and modern world , the scale of the latter would very greatly preponderate . I do not intend at ...
... respects the picture is a very false one ; and I am thoroughly con- vinced , that upon an impartial estimate of the merits of the ancient and modern world , the scale of the latter would very greatly preponderate . I do not intend at ...
Page 115
... respect a man of honour ; and only requests you , by a civil card , to come and be shot through the head . The ancients , it must be owned , were remarkably inferior to the moderns , both in good taste and in good manners . That ...
... respect a man of honour ; and only requests you , by a civil card , to come and be shot through the head . The ancients , it must be owned , were remarkably inferior to the moderns , both in good taste and in good manners . That ...
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