The Monthly Visitor, and Entertaining Pocket Companion, Том 4H.D. Symonds, 1798 |
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... PERSONS extremely reserved , are like old enamelled watches which had painted covers , that hindered your feeing what o'clock it was . MANY new pieces please on first reading , if they have more novelty than merit . The fecond time they ...
... PERSONS extremely reserved , are like old enamelled watches which had painted covers , that hindered your feeing what o'clock it was . MANY new pieces please on first reading , if they have more novelty than merit . The fecond time they ...
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... person that I know . But though John is one of the worthiest and best men in the world , a regard to truth obliges me to point out his foibles . I fay his foibles ; for I don't accuse him of any intentional error or crime . But I muft ...
... person that I know . But though John is one of the worthiest and best men in the world , a regard to truth obliges me to point out his foibles . I fay his foibles ; for I don't accuse him of any intentional error or crime . But I muft ...
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... persons of natural fagacity and a turn for remark , who are capa- ble of affording both entertainment and inftruction . Who would not wish to have been acquainted with Franklin when a journeyman printer , even though he had never rifen ...
... persons of natural fagacity and a turn for remark , who are capa- ble of affording both entertainment and inftruction . Who would not wish to have been acquainted with Franklin when a journeyman printer , even though he had never rifen ...
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... person who conducted us round the town , were much ftruck with the fim- plicity of their fentiment and expreffion . Another custom also , that was equally new to us , caught our attention ; the orna- menting of the graves of the ...
... person who conducted us round the town , were much ftruck with the fim- plicity of their fentiment and expreffion . Another custom also , that was equally new to us , caught our attention ; the orna- menting of the graves of the ...
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admiration againſt alfo almoft beauty becauſe beft breaft caufe character circumftance confequence confiderable converfation defire difplayed diftinguished enemy Evan Nepean fafely faid fame fatisfaction fcarcely fcenes fecond feems fenfe fent fentiments fervant fervice feven feveral fhade fhall fhips fhould figh fince firft fituation flain fleet fmile fome fometimes foon forrow foul fource fpirit ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fuffered fuperior fuppofed fure fweet genius happineſs heart hiftory himſelf honour human inftances inftruction intereft itſelf John Horne Tooke juft laft lefs loft Lord meaſure mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never o'er obferved occafion paffed paffion perfons pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed prefent purpoſe racter reafon refpect reft rifing ſcene ſhall ſhe Sir G ſtate tafte thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe THOMAS CHATTERTON thoſe thou thouſand tion underſtanding uſeful virtue whilft whofe whoſe youth
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