The British Essayists, Том 10Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1808 |
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... mentioned in my first specula- tion , and whom I must always name with honour and gratitude , has very frequently talked to me upon the subject of marriage . I was in my younger years engaged partly by his advice , and partly by my own ...
... mentioned in my first specula- tion , and whom I must always name with honour and gratitude , has very frequently talked to me upon the subject of marriage . I was in my younger years engaged partly by his advice , and partly by my own ...
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... mentioned sub- jects that would not sell a very indifferent paper , could I think of gratifying the public by such mean and base methods . But notwithstanding I have re- jected every thing that savours of party , every thing that is ...
... mentioned sub- jects that would not sell a very indifferent paper , could I think of gratifying the public by such mean and base methods . But notwithstanding I have re- jected every thing that savours of party , every thing that is ...
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... mentioning even such authors as I could not name with honour . This I must confess to have been a piece of very great self - denial for as the pub- lic relishes nothing better than the ridicule which turns upon a writer of any eminence ...
... mentioning even such authors as I could not name with honour . This I must confess to have been a piece of very great self - denial for as the pub- lic relishes nothing better than the ridicule which turns upon a writer of any eminence ...
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... mentioning it . These gentlemen are honoured in all their neighbourhood , and the same effect which the court has on the manners of a kingdom , their characters have on all who live within the influence of them . 66 My son and I are not ...
... mentioning it . These gentlemen are honoured in all their neighbourhood , and the same effect which the court has on the manners of a kingdom , their characters have on all who live within the influence of them . 66 My son and I are not ...
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... mention of me in one of your papers , I believe I should not fail in my addresses . The scholars stand in rows , as they did to be sure in your time , at her pew door ; and she has all the devotion paid to her by a crowd of youths who ...
... mention of me in one of your papers , I believe I should not fail in my addresses . The scholars stand in rows , as they did to be sure in your time , at her pew door ; and she has all the devotion paid to her by a crowd of youths who ...
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