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Page 20
... conversation of the greatest rakes ( or in a more fashionable way of expressing one's self , of such as have seen the world most ) still abounds , increases , multiplies . < The humble petition , therefore , of many of the most strictly ...
... conversation of the greatest rakes ( or in a more fashionable way of expressing one's self , of such as have seen the world most ) still abounds , increases , multiplies . < The humble petition , therefore , of many of the most strictly ...
Page 31
... conversation within the rules of honour ; nor will you , I dare say , recommend to them , or encourage the common tea - table talk , much less that of politics and matters of state ; and if these are forbidden subjects of discourse ...
... conversation within the rules of honour ; nor will you , I dare say , recommend to them , or encourage the common tea - table talk , much less that of politics and matters of state ; and if these are forbidden subjects of discourse ...
Page 41
... conversation thoughtless and easy , as if she were the most happy creature in the world I am transported with admiration . Surely never did . such a philosophic soul inhabit such a beauteous form ! For beauty is often made a privilege ...
... conversation thoughtless and easy , as if she were the most happy creature in the world I am transported with admiration . Surely never did . such a philosophic soul inhabit such a beauteous form ! For beauty is often made a privilege ...
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... conversations , before they are employed either in foreign or domestic affairs . If one of them asks another , What o'clock it is the other is to answer him indirectly , and , if possible , to turn off the question . If he is desired to ...
... conversations , before they are employed either in foreign or domestic affairs . If one of them asks another , What o'clock it is the other is to answer him indirectly , and , if possible , to turn off the question . If he is desired to ...
Page 72
... conversation in Athens . This author therefore proposes , that there should be certain triers or examiners appointed by the State , to inspect the genius of every particular boy , and to allot him the part that is most suitable to his ...
... conversation in Athens . This author therefore proposes , that there should be certain triers or examiners appointed by the State , to inspect the genius of every particular boy , and to allot him the part that is most suitable to his ...
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