The Rambler, Volume 4J. J. Woodward, 1827 - English essays |
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... lady 192. Love unsuccessful without riches 193. The author's art of praising himself 194. A young nobleman's progress in politeness 195. A young nobleman's introduction to the knowledge of the town 160 165 169 173 , 177 - 182 - 185 ...
... lady 192. Love unsuccessful without riches 193. The author's art of praising himself 194. A young nobleman's progress in politeness 195. A young nobleman's introduction to the knowledge of the town 160 165 169 173 , 177 - 182 - 185 ...
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... ladies , who had heard that I was a wit , an invitation to the tea - table . I congratulated myself upon an opportunity to escape from the company , whose gayety began to be tumultuous , and among whom several hints had been dropped of ...
... ladies , who had heard that I was a wit , an invitation to the tea - table . I congratulated myself upon an opportunity to escape from the company , whose gayety began to be tumultuous , and among whom several hints had been dropped of ...
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... lady began to think that she had judged hardly , and often wished for such another lodger . At last an elderly man of grave aspect read the bill , and bargained for the room at the very first price that was asked . He lived in close ...
... lady began to think that she had judged hardly , and often wished for such another lodger . At last an elderly man of grave aspect read the bill , and bargained for the room at the very first price that was asked . He lived in close ...
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... ladies of age , all sense of another's prosperity , and some had forgotten our former intimacy amidst care and distress . Of three whom I had resolved to pun- ish for their former offences by a long continuance of neglect , one was , by ...
... ladies of age , all sense of another's prosperity , and some had forgotten our former intimacy amidst care and distress . Of three whom I had resolved to pun- ish for their former offences by a long continuance of neglect , one was , by ...
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... lady . Among the numerous requisites that must concur to complete an author , few are of more importance than an early entrance into the living world . The seeds of know- ledge may be planted in solitude , but must be cultivated in ...
... lady . Among the numerous requisites that must concur to complete an author , few are of more importance than an early entrance into the living world . The seeds of know- ledge may be planted in solitude , but must be cultivated in ...
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