The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 3-4 |
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... entertained with , ac- costed me after the following manner . Mr. Bicker- staff , you know I have for some years devoted my- self wholly to the Muses , and perhaps you will be surprised when I tell you I am resolved to take up , and ...
... entertained with , ac- costed me after the following manner . Mr. Bicker- staff , you know I have for some years devoted my- self wholly to the Muses , and perhaps you will be surprised when I tell you I am resolved to take up , and ...
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... all other instances of that natural good breeding which ingenuous tem- pers pay to those who are elder and wiser than themselves . I entertained him to the following purpose : I am sorry , Sir , that your 8 NO . 107 . TATLER .
... all other instances of that natural good breeding which ingenuous tem- pers pay to those who are elder and wiser than themselves . I entertained him to the following purpose : I am sorry , Sir , that your 8 NO . 107 . TATLER .
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... entertained me in the summer , took refuge under my roof . Upon this , my care was , to rise every morning before day , to set open my windows for the reception of the cold and the hungry , whom at the same time I relieved with a very ...
... entertained me in the summer , took refuge under my roof . Upon this , my care was , to rise every morning before day , to set open my windows for the reception of the cold and the hungry , whom at the same time I relieved with a very ...
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... entertain themselves with diversions and amusements that are agreeable to the very weakest of the species . I must frankly con- fess , that it is to me a beauty in Cato's character , that he would drink a cheerful bottle with a VOL ...
... entertain themselves with diversions and amusements that are agreeable to the very weakest of the species . I must frankly con- fess , that it is to me a beauty in Cato's character , that he would drink a cheerful bottle with a VOL ...
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... entertain myself as well as I can with little dog and cat . They both of them sit by my fire every night , expecting my coming home with impatience ; and , at my entrance , never fail of running up to me , and bidding me welcome , each ...
... entertain myself as well as I can with little dog and cat . They both of them sit by my fire every night , expecting my coming home with impatience ; and , at my entrance , never fail of running up to me , and bidding me welcome , each ...
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acquaintance admired Æneid agreeable APARTMENT appear beauty behaviour Bickerstaff called cerned character Cicero COFFEE-HOUSE confess consider conversation creatures death delight desire Dido discourse dress endeavour entertain Erasistratus Eriphyle ESQUIRE esteem eyes fancy father favour FEBRUARY 22 fortune gentleman give Great-Britain greatest happy hath heart honour hope humble humour husband imagination impertinent innocent ISAAC BICKERSTAFF kind lady learned letter live look lover mankind manner marriage ment mind nature neral never night observe occasion OVID Palamede particular pass passion persons petitioner play pleased pleasure poet present pretend proper racter reason received Roman Censors Rome says sense SHEER-LANE soul speak spirit Stratonice Tatler tell temper Terentia thing thou thought THURSDAY Timoleon tion told town TUESDAY tural turn upholsterer VIRG Virgil virtue whole wife woman words write young