The Spectator ...John Sharpe, 1803 - English essays |
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... young fellow's first discovering his passion to his mistress . The young lady was one , it seems , who had long before conceived a favourable opinion of him , and was still in hopes that he would some time or other make his advances ...
... young fellow's first discovering his passion to his mistress . The young lady was one , it seems , who had long before conceived a favourable opinion of him , and was still in hopes that he would some time or other make his advances ...
Page 82
... young giddy - headed fellows ; you have not yet had experience of the world . ' Thus we young folks find our ambition cramped , and our lazi- ness indulged , since while young we have little room to display ourselves , and when old ...
... young giddy - headed fellows ; you have not yet had experience of the world . ' Thus we young folks find our ambition cramped , and our lazi- ness indulged , since while young we have little room to display ourselves , and when old ...
Page 123
... young jackanapes , who would needs try his new gun upon me . • But I shall pass over these and several other stages of life , to remind you of the young beau who made love to you about six years since . You may remem- ber , madam , how ...
... young jackanapes , who would needs try his new gun upon me . • But I shall pass over these and several other stages of life , to remind you of the young beau who made love to you about six years since . You may remem- ber , madam , how ...
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