The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... words and actions were misinterpreted by each other , and every excellence in their speech and behaviour was looked upon as an act of emulation to surpass the other . These beginnings of disinclination soon im- proved into a formality ...
... words and actions were misinterpreted by each other , and every excellence in their speech and behaviour was looked upon as an act of emulation to surpass the other . These beginnings of disinclination soon im- proved into a formality ...
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... words besides That ; but I scorn as much to supply the place of a Who or a Which at every turn , as they are un- equal always to fill mine ; and I expect good lan- guage and civil treatment , and hope to receive it for the future : That ...
... words besides That ; but I scorn as much to supply the place of a Who or a Which at every turn , as they are un- equal always to fill mine ; and I expect good lan- guage and civil treatment , and hope to receive it for the future : That ...
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... words . Aspire only to those virtues that are peculiar to your sex ; follow your natural modesty , and think it your greatest commendation not to be talked of one way or other . ' folio . C. Thucyd . ' Hist . ' L. II . p . 130 , edit ...
... words . Aspire only to those virtues that are peculiar to your sex ; follow your natural modesty , and think it your greatest commendation not to be talked of one way or other . ' folio . C. Thucyd . ' Hist . ' L. II . p . 130 , edit ...
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... word , all his men were petits maitres , and all his women coquettes . The drapery of his figures was extremely well suited to his faces , and was made up of all the glaring colours that could be mixed together ; every part of the dress ...
... word , all his men were petits maitres , and all his women coquettes . The drapery of his figures was extremely well suited to his faces , and was made up of all the glaring colours that could be mixed together ; every part of the dress ...
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... word , or so much as know who they are . Every passion gives a particular cast to the coun- tenance , and is apt to discover itself in some feature or other . I have seen an eye curse for half an hour together , and an eye - brow call a ...
... word , or so much as know who they are . Every passion gives a particular cast to the coun- tenance , and is apt to discover itself in some feature or other . I have seen an eye curse for half an hour together , and an eye - brow call a ...
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