The Rambler. ...W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, B. Collins, T. Longman, B. Law [and 17 others in London], 1784 - 1796 |
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... Thefe reflections are ftill more awakened , when , upon perufal , I find fome of them calling for a place in the next paper , a place which they have never yet obtained ; others writing in a style of fuperiority and haughtiness , as ...
... Thefe reflections are ftill more awakened , when , upon perufal , I find fome of them calling for a place in the next paper , a place which they have never yet obtained ; others writing in a style of fuperiority and haughtiness , as ...
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... thefe narratives are often written by fuch as were not likely to give much inftruction or delight , and why most accounts of particular perfons are barren and ufelefs . If a life be delayed till intereft and envy are at an end , we may ...
... thefe narratives are often written by fuch as were not likely to give much inftruction or delight , and why most accounts of particular perfons are barren and ufelefs . If a life be delayed till intereft and envy are at an end , we may ...
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... thefe diffeminators of knowledge known in the country , than we crowd about him from every quarter , and by innumerable enquiries flatter him into an opinion of his own importance . He fees himself furrounded by multitudes , who pro ...
... thefe diffeminators of knowledge known in the country , than we crowd about him from every quarter , and by innumerable enquiries flatter him into an opinion of his own importance . He fees himself furrounded by multitudes , who pro ...
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... thefe accidental advantages I was much ex- alted above the young ladies with whom I con- verfed , and was treated by them with great defe- rence . I faw none who did not seem to confess my fuperiority , and to be held in awe by the ...
... thefe accidental advantages I was much ex- alted above the young ladies with whom I con- verfed , and was treated by them with great defe- rence . I faw none who did not seem to confess my fuperiority , and to be held in awe by the ...
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... thefe fugitive delights would in time be overtaken . At length I faw an innumerable multitude of every age and fex , who feemed all to partake of fome general felicity ; for every cheek . was flushed with confidence , and every eye ...
... thefe fugitive delights would in time be overtaken . At length I faw an innumerable multitude of every age and fex , who feemed all to partake of fome general felicity ; for every cheek . was flushed with confidence , and every eye ...
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