The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... acquaintance the other knew in the world . They played , dressed babies , acted visitings , learned to dance and make curtesies together . They were in- Separable companions in all the little entertainments their tender years were ...
... acquaintance the other knew in the world . They played , dressed babies , acted visitings , learned to dance and make curtesies together . They were in- Separable companions in all the little entertainments their tender years were ...
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... acquainted with him till about the age of twenty - five ; at which time a good estate fell to him by the death of a relation . Upon coming to this unexpected good fortune , he ran into all the ex- travagances imaginable ; was frequently ...
... acquainted with him till about the age of twenty - five ; at which time a good estate fell to him by the death of a relation . Upon coming to this unexpected good fortune , he ran into all the ex- travagances imaginable ; was frequently ...
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... acquaintance of Sir Andrew and myself from boys , but could never learn our caution . Jack has a whorish unresisting good- nature , which makes him incapable of having a pro- perty in any thing . His fortune , his reputation , his time ...
... acquaintance of Sir Andrew and myself from boys , but could never learn our caution . Jack has a whorish unresisting good- nature , which makes him incapable of having a pro- perty in any thing . His fortune , his reputation , his time ...
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... acquainted with his real character ? Dr. Moore , in his admirable System of Ethics , reckons this particular inclination to take a prejudice against a man for his looks , among the smaller vices in morality , and , if I remember , gives ...
... acquainted with his real character ? Dr. Moore , in his admirable System of Ethics , reckons this particular inclination to take a prejudice against a man for his looks , among the smaller vices in morality , and , if I remember , gives ...
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... acquaintance among the best sort of people , and have hardly found one of them happy in their servants . This is matter of great astonish- ment to foreigners , and all such as have visited foreign countries ; especially since we cannot ...
... acquaintance among the best sort of people , and have hardly found one of them happy in their servants . This is matter of great astonish- ment to foreigners , and all such as have visited foreign countries ; especially since we cannot ...
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