Fugitive Pieces, on Various Subjects, Volume 1R. and J. Dodsley, 1761 - English essays |
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... Conversation together after it , the more agreeable ; and as they were ftill fitting and enjoying themselves there , for fome Time into the Afternoon ; a Servant came to let TIMANTHES know , that MILESIUS was juft alighted ; and was ...
... Conversation together after it , the more agreeable ; and as they were ftill fitting and enjoying themselves there , for fome Time into the Afternoon ; a Servant came to let TIMANTHES know , that MILESIUS was juft alighted ; and was ...
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... Conversation , and to revive Eloquence . The Suppofition of Blafphemy muft proceed from a want of Candour , which , I hope , few will imitate . Such Words should not be rafhly applied to large Affemblies , where it is odds but far the ...
... Conversation , and to revive Eloquence . The Suppofition of Blafphemy muft proceed from a want of Candour , which , I hope , few will imitate . Such Words should not be rafhly applied to large Affemblies , where it is odds but far the ...
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... Conversation , we must be convinced , that in this Refpect likewise they are so far from meriting Contempt , that nothing in the World can be more refined , or more engaging . It is an established Maxim in this School of Man- ners ...
... Conversation , we must be convinced , that in this Refpect likewise they are so far from meriting Contempt , that nothing in the World can be more refined , or more engaging . It is an established Maxim in this School of Man- ners ...
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... Conversation fhould be kept up at any Rate . But when I told you that their Raillery was the moft inoffenfive thing in Nature , and operated fo finely , that it could fcarce be felt ; yet as there are no general Maxims but what have ...
... Conversation fhould be kept up at any Rate . But when I told you that their Raillery was the moft inoffenfive thing in Nature , and operated fo finely , that it could fcarce be felt ; yet as there are no general Maxims but what have ...
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... Conversation : Whereas they never confider , that it is hard to find a Company , wherein fomebody or other hath not either Liking or Diftafte , or has received Injuries or Obligations from those who are likelieft to be mentioned upon ...
... Conversation : Whereas they never confider , that it is hard to find a Company , wherein fomebody or other hath not either Liking or Diftafte , or has received Injuries or Obligations from those who are likelieft to be mentioned upon ...
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