The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... tion of new dresses to outvie each other , and in- venting new devices to recal admirers , who ob- served the charms of the one rather than those of the other , on the last meeting . Their colours fail- ed at each other's appearance ...
... tion of new dresses to outvie each other , and in- venting new devices to recal admirers , who ob- served the charms of the one rather than those of the other , on the last meeting . Their colours fail- ed at each other's appearance ...
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... tion of a very singular nature , and what perhaps may never meet with a parallel , I think I should not have discharged the office of a faithful Specta- tor , had not I recorded it . I have , in former papers , endeavoured to expose ...
... tion of a very singular nature , and what perhaps may never meet with a parallel , I think I should not have discharged the office of a faithful Specta- tor , had not I recorded it . I have , in former papers , endeavoured to expose ...
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... tion which makes a figure with the generality of man- kind , exempts me from any temptations to expense ; and all my business lies within a very narrow com- pass , which is only to give an honest man who takes care of my estate , proper ...
... tion which makes a figure with the generality of man- kind , exempts me from any temptations to expense ; and all my business lies within a very narrow com- pass , which is only to give an honest man who takes care of my estate , proper ...
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... tion which has seized my very being . Pardon me , oh Pharamond , if my griefs give me leave , that I lay before you , in the anguish of a wounded mind , that you , good as you are , are guilty of the generous blood spilt this day by ...
... tion which has seized my very being . Pardon me , oh Pharamond , if my griefs give me leave , that I lay before you , in the anguish of a wounded mind , that you , good as you are , are guilty of the generous blood spilt this day by ...
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... tion of the doctrine of Platonic love ; at the same time he ran over , with a laughing eye , Crastin's thin legs , meagre looks , and spare body . The old gen- tleman immediately left the room with some disor- der , and the conversation ...
... tion of the doctrine of Platonic love ; at the same time he ran over , with a laughing eye , Crastin's thin legs , meagre looks , and spare body . The old gen- tleman immediately left the room with some disor- der , and the conversation ...
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