The British Essayists;: MirrorJ. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and son, W.J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, R. Faulder, ... [and 40 others], 1807 |
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... possessed of a family estate of a thousand pounds a - year , and ( I hope I may say it without vanity ) with as great a share of knowledge as any of my contemporaries could boast of . The tour of Europe was the only thing wanting to ...
... possessed of a family estate of a thousand pounds a - year , and ( I hope I may say it without vanity ) with as great a share of knowledge as any of my contemporaries could boast of . The tour of Europe was the only thing wanting to ...
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... possessed , when from the cares of state , they could descend to , and feel amusement in , those innocent and simple - hearted pleasures . None but men of vir- tue , and who possessed an easy and an irreproachable mind , could have ...
... possessed , when from the cares of state , they could descend to , and feel amusement in , those innocent and simple - hearted pleasures . None but men of vir- tue , and who possessed an easy and an irreproachable mind , could have ...
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... possessing . At his house in the country , these appear to the greatest advan- tage ; there they have room to shoot out at will ; and , like the old yew - trees in his garden , though they do VOL . XXXV . D look a little odd , and now ...
... possessing . At his house in the country , these appear to the greatest advan- tage ; there they have room to shoot out at will ; and , like the old yew - trees in his garden , though they do VOL . XXXV . D look a little odd , and now ...
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... possessed an infinite fund of humour , and for whose appearance I had been made to look , for some time , with impa- tience . The superiority of his talents for conversation seemed , indeed , to be acknowledged ; for he was allowed to ...
... possessed an infinite fund of humour , and for whose appearance I had been made to look , for some time , with impa- tience . The superiority of his talents for conversation seemed , indeed , to be acknowledged ; for he was allowed to ...
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... possessed , in truth , only a chime of buffoonery , which , when he had rung out , he was forced to substitute the bottle in its place , the last joke he uttered being a reproof to our landlord for not pushing it about . Now , Mr ...
... possessed , in truth , only a chime of buffoonery , which , when he had rung out , he was forced to substitute the bottle in its place , the last joke he uttered being a reproof to our landlord for not pushing it about . Now , Mr ...
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