The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 50
... engaged himself to me in the warmest man- ner , he expressed himself as follows : Be not sur- prised , my dear Hortensius ; the longer a man lives in the world , he will find less reason to be surprised at any thing . I have for some ...
... engaged himself to me in the warmest man- ner , he expressed himself as follows : Be not sur- prised , my dear Hortensius ; the longer a man lives in the world , he will find less reason to be surprised at any thing . I have for some ...
Page 57
... engaged to dine at the house of a gentle- man high in office , I dressed myself in my new suit ; and when I joined the company , which was nume- rous , I found that my tailor had done me justice , almost every body being precisely in ...
... engaged to dine at the house of a gentle- man high in office , I dressed myself in my new suit ; and when I joined the company , which was nume- rous , I found that my tailor had done me justice , almost every body being precisely in ...
Page 66
... engaged above fifty years . It is one of the pe- culiar excellencies of our family , to do nothing in haste . This famous work will be entitled Biographia Loungeriana Scottica ; or , The Lives of the most eminent Loungers in Scotland ...
... engaged above fifty years . It is one of the pe- culiar excellencies of our family , to do nothing in haste . This famous work will be entitled Biographia Loungeriana Scottica ; or , The Lives of the most eminent Loungers in Scotland ...
Page 100
... engaged with company , my farm and planting , my dog and my gun , kept me a great part of the day in the field . When I returned , I did not always find from my wife that cheerful animated look that used to welcome me home . When at ...
... engaged with company , my farm and planting , my dog and my gun , kept me a great part of the day in the field . When I returned , I did not always find from my wife that cheerful animated look that used to welcome me home . When at ...
Page 112
... engaged in deep play , and her eldest daughter sitting by her , attending to the game . At that moment Lothario happened to come into the room . He drew a chair near some ladies at another table , and gave a nod of indifference to his ...
... engaged in deep play , and her eldest daughter sitting by her , attending to the game . At that moment Lothario happened to come into the room . He drew a chair near some ladies at another table , and gave a nod of indifference to his ...
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