The British Essayists: SpectatorC. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... learned it himself when he was an old man . The morose philosopher is so much affected by these and some other authorities , that he becomes a convert to his friend , and desires he would take him with him when he went to his next ball ...
... learned it himself when he was an old man . The morose philosopher is so much affected by these and some other authorities , that he becomes a convert to his friend , and desires he would take him with him when he went to his next ball ...
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... learned men ; or are wholly taken up with some violent passion , such as anger , fear , or love , which ties the mind to some distant object ; or , lastly , these distractions proceed from a certain viva- city and fickleness in a man's ...
... learned men ; or are wholly taken up with some violent passion , such as anger , fear , or love , which ties the mind to some distant object ; or , lastly , these distractions proceed from a certain viva- city and fickleness in a man's ...
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... learned war will there be among future critics about the original of that club , which both universities will contend so warmly for ? And perhaps some hardy Cantabrigian author may then boldly affirm , that the word Oxford was an ...
... learned war will there be among future critics about the original of that club , which both universities will contend so warmly for ? And perhaps some hardy Cantabrigian author may then boldly affirm , that the word Oxford was an ...
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... learned in all faculties , seem to be in a confederacy against us , and our ene- mies themselves must be our judges . ment . " The Spanish proverb says , Il sabio muda conscio , il necio no ; i . e . A wise man changes his mind , a fool ...
... learned in all faculties , seem to be in a confederacy against us , and our ene- mies themselves must be our judges . ment . " The Spanish proverb says , Il sabio muda conscio , il necio no ; i . e . A wise man changes his mind , a fool ...
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... learned to dance and make courtesies together . They were inseparable compa- nions in all the little entertainments their tender years were capable of : which innocent happiness continued till the beginning of their fifteenth year ...
... learned to dance and make courtesies together . They were inseparable compa- nions in all the little entertainments their tender years were capable of : which innocent happiness continued till the beginning of their fifteenth year ...
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