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That illustrious youth discovers the peculiar turn of spirit and greatness of soul , which only make men of high birth and quality useful to their country ; and considers nobility as an imaginary distinction , unless accompanied with ...
That illustrious youth discovers the peculiar turn of spirit and greatness of soul , which only make men of high birth and quality useful to their country ; and considers nobility as an imaginary distinction , unless accompanied with ...
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How does he , while he is absent from thence , consider in his imagination the breadth of his porter's shoulders , the spruce night - cap of his valet , the ready attendance of his butler ! any ...
How does he , while he is absent from thence , consider in his imagination the breadth of his porter's shoulders , the spruce night - cap of his valet , the ready attendance of his butler ! any ...
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His form was always irresistible ; and if we consider , that not one of five hundred can bear the least favour from a lady without being exalted above himself ; if also we must allow , that a smile from a side - box , has made Jack ...
His form was always irresistible ; and if we consider , that not one of five hundred can bear the least favour from a lady without being exalted above himself ; if also we must allow , that a smile from a side - box , has made Jack ...
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... that when I consider my own stature , motion , complexion , wit , or breeding , I cannot think myself any way your inferior ; yet do I go through crowds without wounding a man , and all my acquaintance marry round me , while I live ...
... that when I consider my own stature , motion , complexion , wit , or breeding , I cannot think myself any way your inferior ; yet do I go through crowds without wounding a man , and all my acquaintance marry round me , while I live ...
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Thus , we see , every man is the maker of his own fortune ; and , what is very odd to consider , he must in some measure be the trumpet of his own fame : not that men are to be tolerated who directly praise themselves ; but they are to ...
Thus , we see , every man is the maker of his own fortune ; and , what is very odd to consider , he must in some measure be the trumpet of his own fame : not that men are to be tolerated who directly praise themselves ; but they are to ...
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