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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Pagina 3
... Soon after my twentieth year , my father died , lea- ving me 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 ...
... Soon after my twentieth year , my father died , lea- ving me 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 ...
Pagina 6
... soon perceived a number of young gentlemen staggering up the room , all of them flustered , some of them perfectly intoxicated . Their behaviour ( I forbear to mention the particulars ) was such as might be expected . In a few days I ...
... soon perceived a number of young gentlemen staggering up the room , all of them flustered , some of them perfectly intoxicated . Their behaviour ( I forbear to mention the particulars ) was such as might be expected . In a few days I ...
Pagina 9
... Soon after his return , he married the young and beautiful Emilia , to whom he had become warmly attached , not so much on account of her beauty , as from an expression of a sweet , though lively temper , which marked her countenance ...
... Soon after his return , he married the young and beautiful Emilia , to whom he had become warmly attached , not so much on account of her beauty , as from an expression of a sweet , though lively temper , which marked her countenance ...
Pagina 11
... soon became a most endearing office to the tender and feeling heart of Emilia , furnished her with a variety of domestic occupations ; and as these gra- dually led her to go less into mixed company and public amusements , she began to ...
... soon became a most endearing office to the tender and feeling heart of Emilia , furnished her with a variety of domestic occupations ; and as these gra- dually led her to go less into mixed company and public amusements , she began to ...
Pagina 22
... soon be con- vinced , that , as activity and employment were in- tended for us , so we ought to be interested by the different objects around us . The projects of an ho- nest ambition , if not carried too far , the desire of being ...
... soon be con- vinced , that , as activity and employment were in- tended for us , so we ought to be interested by the different objects around us . The projects of an ho- nest ambition , if not carried too far , the desire of being ...
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