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Pagina 104
... acquaintance of Sir Richard Steele , and Mr. Wilks , by whom he was pitied , caressed , and re- lieved . Sir Richard Steele , having declared in his favour with all the ardour of benevolence which constituted his character , promoted ...
... acquaintance of Sir Richard Steele , and Mr. Wilks , by whom he was pitied , caressed , and re- lieved . Sir Richard Steele , having declared in his favour with all the ardour of benevolence which constituted his character , promoted ...
Pagina 164
... acquaintance than any man ever before attained , there being scarcely any person eminent on any account to whom he was not known , or whose character he was not in some degree able to delineate . To the acquisition of this extensive ...
... acquaintance than any man ever before attained , there being scarcely any person eminent on any account to whom he was not known , or whose character he was not in some degree able to delineate . To the acquisition of this extensive ...
Pagina 183
... acquaintances : but they did not amount to a subsistence , for the greater part of which he was indebted to the ... acquaintance . The gentleman , surprised at his resolution , endea- voured to dissuade him from publishing it , at ...
... acquaintances : but they did not amount to a subsistence , for the greater part of which he was indebted to the ... acquaintance . The gentleman , surprised at his resolution , endea- voured to dissuade him from publishing it , at ...
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