The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... town , Where , with like haste , through several ways the y run ; Some to undo , and some to be undone ; I say , when I behold this vast variety of persons and humours , with the pains they both take for the ac- complishment of the ends ...
... town , Where , with like haste , through several ways the y run ; Some to undo , and some to be undone ; I say , when I behold this vast variety of persons and humours , with the pains they both take for the ac- complishment of the ends ...
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... town , all the physic his friend took was conveyed to him by Jack , and inscribed A bolus or an electuary for Mr. Truepenny . ' Jack had a good estate left him , which came to nothing ; be- cause he believed all who pretended to demands ...
... town , all the physic his friend took was conveyed to him by Jack , and inscribed A bolus or an electuary for Mr. Truepenny . ' Jack had a good estate left him , which came to nothing ; be- cause he believed all who pretended to demands ...
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... town , I need be particular in nothing but the make of my face , which has the misfortune to be exactly oval . This I take to proceed from a temper that naturally inclines me both to speak and hear . With this account you may wonder how ...
... town , I need be particular in nothing but the make of my face , which has the misfortune to be exactly oval . This I take to proceed from a temper that naturally inclines me both to speak and hear . With this account you may wonder how ...
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... at their tables , and act in their houses , is communicated to the whole town . There are men of wit in all conditions of life ; and mixing E 2 N ° 88 . 39 SPECTATOR . one may impute a certain insolence among our ser- ...
... at their tables , and act in their houses , is communicated to the whole town . There are men of wit in all conditions of life ; and mixing E 2 N ° 88 . 39 SPECTATOR . one may impute a certain insolence among our ser- ...
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... town , which shall be name- less ; or rather , for the better sound and elevation of the history , instead of Mr. and Mrs. Such - a - one , I shall call them by feigned names . Without fur- ther preface , you are to know , that within ...
... town , which shall be name- less ; or rather , for the better sound and elevation of the history , instead of Mr. and Mrs. Such - a - one , I shall call them by feigned names . Without fur- ther preface , you are to know , that within ...
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