The British Essayists: The SpectatorLittle, Brown, 1866 - English essays |
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... particular manner to the court which pays that veneration to their friendship , and seems to express on such an occasion the sense of the un- certainty of human life in general , by assuming the habit of sorrow , though in the full ...
... particular manner to the court which pays that veneration to their friendship , and seems to express on such an occasion the sense of the un- certainty of human life in general , by assuming the habit of sorrow , though in the full ...
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... particular way of holding her head , heaving her breast , and moving with her whole body ; and all this under pain of never having a husband , if she steps , looks , or moves awry . This gives the young lady wonderful workings 28 NO ...
... particular way of holding her head , heaving her breast , and moving with her whole body ; and all this under pain of never having a husband , if she steps , looks , or moves awry . This gives the young lady wonderful workings 28 NO ...
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... particular inven- tion of our own country , and as every one is more or less a proficient in it , I would not discountenance it ; but rather suppose it may be practised innocently by others , as well as myself , who am often partner to ...
... particular inven- tion of our own country , and as every one is more or less a proficient in it , I would not discountenance it ; but rather suppose it may be practised innocently by others , as well as myself , who am often partner to ...
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... particular care to disseminate her blessings among the different regions of the world , with an eye to this mutual intercourse and traffic among mankind , that the natives of the several parts of the globe might have a kind of de ...
... particular care to disseminate her blessings among the different regions of the world , with an eye to this mutual intercourse and traffic among mankind , that the natives of the several parts of the globe might have a kind of de ...
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... particular delight in hearing the songs and fables that are come from father to son , and are most in vogue among the com- mon people of the countries through which I passed ; for it is impossible that any thing should be uni- versally ...
... particular delight in hearing the songs and fables that are come from father to son , and are most in vogue among the com- mon people of the countries through which I passed ; for it is impossible that any thing should be uni- versally ...
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