The Spectator ...John Sharpe, 1803 - English essays |
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... racter that could balance the disadvantage of an unequal fortune . In the mean time , the son conti- nued his application to me , and omitted no occasion of demonstrating the most disinterested passion ima- ginable to me ; and in plain ...
... racter that could balance the disadvantage of an unequal fortune . In the mean time , the son conti- nued his application to me , and omitted no occasion of demonstrating the most disinterested passion ima- ginable to me ; and in plain ...
Page 107
... racter , but the innate disposition of his mind . It is apparent that he suffers the presence of much com- pany , instead of taking delight in it ; and he appear- ed in public , while with us , rather to return good . will , or satisfy ...
... racter , but the innate disposition of his mind . It is apparent that he suffers the presence of much com- pany , instead of taking delight in it ; and he appear- ed in public , while with us , rather to return good . will , or satisfy ...
Page 337
... racter of my good acquaintance Acasto . You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise , the impertinent , the grave , the frolic , and the witty ; and yet his own character has nothing in it that can make him particularly ...
... racter of my good acquaintance Acasto . You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise , the impertinent , the grave , the frolic , and the witty ; and yet his own character has nothing in it that can make him particularly ...
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