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" My chief companion, when Sir Roger is diverting himself in the woods or the fields, is a very venerable man who is ever with Sir Roger, and has lived at his house in the nature of a chaplain above thirty years. This gentleman is a person of good sense... "
The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J. Ferguson - Page 211
by British essayists - 1819
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The Works of Joseph Addison: Including the Whole Contents of Bp. Hurd's ...

Joseph Addison - 1880 - 618 pages
...licentiously. He should have said "in the office," or, "the quality of a chaplain." — H. sense, and some learning, of a very regular life, and obliging conversation : he heartily lores Sir Roger, and knows that he is very much in the old knight's esteem ; so that he lives in tho...
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The English Essayists: A Comprehensive Selection from the Works of the Great ...

1881 - 578 pages
...house in the nature of a chaplain above thirty years. This gentleman is a person of good sense and -trave0 a/ as a dependant I have observed in several of my papers, that my friend Sir Roger, amidst all his good...
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Essays of Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison - 1882 - 428 pages
...house in the nature of a chaplain above thirty years. This gentleman is a person of good sense, and some learning, of a very regular life, and obliging...he lives in the family rather as a relation than a dependant. I have observed in several of my papers, that my friend Sir Roger, amidst all his good qualities,...
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Essays of Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison - 1882 - 428 pages
...in the old knight's esteem ; so that he lives in the family rather as a relation than a dependant. I have observed in several of my papers, that my friend...Roger, amidst all his good qualities, is something of an humourist ; and that his virtues, as well as imperfections, are, as it were, tinged by a certain...
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Sir Roger de Coverley. Reimpr. from The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1883 - 224 pages
...House in the Nature of a Chaplain above thirty Years. This Gentleman is a Person of good Sense and some Learning, of a very regular Life and obliging...ROGER, amidst all his good Qualities, is something of an Humourist ; and that his Virtues, as well as Imperfections, are as it were tinged by a certain Extravagance,...
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The Standard authors reader, arranged and annotated by the editor of 'Poetry ...

Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 392 pages
...house in the nature of a chaplain above thirty years. This gentleman is a person of good sense, and some learning ; of a very regular life, and obliging...loves Sir Roger, and knows that he is very much in the knight's esteem, so that he lives in the family rather as a relation than a dependant. I have observed...
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed. and arranged by H. Morley

Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 488 pages
...Sense and some Learning, of à òåãó regular Life and obliging Conversation : He heartily love* Sir ROGER, and knows that he is very much in the old...Knight's Esteem, so that he lives in the Family rather û a Relation than a Dependant. I have observed in several of my Papers, that my Friend Sir ROGER,...
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Readings from the Spectator. With notes

Joseph Addison - 1884 - 200 pages
...house in the nature of a chaplain above thirty years. This gentleman is a person of good sense and some learning, of a very regular life and obliging...he lives in the family rather as a relation than a dependant. 6. I have observed in several of my papers, that my friend Sir Roger, amidst all his good...
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Chambers's graduated readers, Book 5

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1884 - 248 pages
...house in the nature of a chaplain above thirty years. This gentleman is a person of good sense and some learning, of a very regular life and obliging...that he lives in the family rather as a relation than as a dependent. in-vi-ta'-tion an'-cient en-gag'-ea com-pan'-ion Cov'-er-ley dis-cour'-aged con'-tra-ry...
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Swinton's First [-sixth] Reader, Book 6

William Swinton - 1885 - 620 pages
...house in the nature of a chaplain2 above thirty years. This gentleman is a person of good sense and some learning, of a very regular life and obliging...Roger, amidst all his good qualities, is something of an humorist ; 3 and that his virtues as well as imperfections are, as it were, tinged 4 by a certain...
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