The British Essayists: SpectatorC. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... occasion for these ludicrous mistakes , they were di- vided into pairs , every pair being covered from head to foot with the same kind of dress , though perhaps there was not the least resemblance in their faces . By this means an old ...
... occasion for these ludicrous mistakes , they were di- vided into pairs , every pair being covered from head to foot with the same kind of dress , though perhaps there was not the least resemblance in their faces . By this means an old ...
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... occasion loses its force and efficacy . When a foreign minister beholds the court of a nation , which flourishes in riches and plenty , lay aside , upon the loss of his master , all marks of splendor and magnifi- cence , though the head ...
... occasion loses its force and efficacy . When a foreign minister beholds the court of a nation , which flourishes in riches and plenty , lay aside , upon the loss of his master , all marks of splendor and magnifi- cence , though the head ...
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... observ- ing more frequent occasion to move sorrow and in- * He also was a real person , and got vast employment by the representation of him in this play . dignation , than mirth and laughter . At the same 14 NO . 65 , SPECTATOR .
... observ- ing more frequent occasion to move sorrow and in- * He also was a real person , and got vast employment by the representation of him in this play . dignation , than mirth and laughter . At the same 14 NO . 65 , SPECTATOR .
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... occasion , and at present stick to the girl : and I am the more inclined to this , beause I have several letters which complain to me , that my female readers have not understood me for some days last past , and take themselves to be ...
... occasion , and at present stick to the girl : and I am the more inclined to this , beause I have several letters which complain to me , that my female readers have not understood me for some days last past , and take themselves to be ...
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... occasion , and will not abide in the day of thy trouble . And there is a friend , who , being turned to enmity and strife , will discover thy re- proach . " Again , " Some friend is a companion at the table , and will not continue in ...
... occasion , and will not abide in the day of thy trouble . And there is a friend , who , being turned to enmity and strife , will discover thy re- proach . " Again , " Some friend is a companion at the table , and will not continue in ...
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