The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... ladies who patched in- differently on both sides of their faces , and seemed to sit there with no other intention but to see the opera . Upon inquiry I found that the body of Ama- zons on my right hand were whigs , and those on my left ...
... ladies who patched in- differently on both sides of their faces , and seemed to sit there with no other intention but to see the opera . Upon inquiry I found that the body of Ama- zons on my right hand were whigs , and those on my left ...
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... lady has stipulated with her husband , that whatever his opinions are , she shall be at liberty to patch on which side she pleases . I must here take notice , that Rosalinda , a famous whig partizan , has most unfortunately a very beau ...
... lady has stipulated with her husband , that whatever his opinions are , she shall be at liberty to patch on which side she pleases . I must here take notice , that Rosalinda , a famous whig partizan , has most unfortunately a very beau ...
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... ladies had retreated hither in order to rally their forces I cannot tell ; but the next night they came in so great a body to the opera , that they out - num- bered the enemy . This account of party - patches will , I am afraid , appear ...
... ladies had retreated hither in order to rally their forces I cannot tell ; but the next night they came in so great a body to the opera , that they out - num- bered the enemy . This account of party - patches will , I am afraid , appear ...
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... ladies , at a time when their country is torn with so many unnatural divisions , that if they con- tinue , it will be a misfortune to be born in it . The Greeks thought it so improper for women to interest themselves in competitions and ...
... ladies , at a time when their country is torn with so many unnatural divisions , that if they con- tinue , it will be a misfortune to be born in it . The Greeks thought it so improper for women to interest themselves in competitions and ...
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... ladies , instead of sticking on a patch . against those of their own country , shew themselves so truly public - spirited as to sacrifice every one her necklace against the common enemy , what decrees ought not to be made in favour of ...
... ladies , instead of sticking on a patch . against those of their own country , shew themselves so truly public - spirited as to sacrifice every one her necklace against the common enemy , what decrees ought not to be made in favour of ...
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