The SpectatorPutnam, 1856 |
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... greatest originality , and writes with the most inimita- ble felicity , so easily do we enter into the train of his ideas , that we can hardly persuade ourselves that we could not have thought and written in the same manner . He has ...
... greatest originality , and writes with the most inimita- ble felicity , so easily do we enter into the train of his ideas , that we can hardly persuade ourselves that we could not have thought and written in the same manner . He has ...
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... greatest pain I can suffer , is the being talked to , and being stared at . It is for this reason likewise , that I keep my complexion and dress as very great secrets ; though it is not impossible , but I may make discoveries of both in ...
... greatest pain I can suffer , is the being talked to , and being stared at . It is for this reason likewise , that I keep my complexion and dress as very great secrets ; though it is not impossible , but I may make discoveries of both in ...
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... greatest favourite is , " A penny saved is a penny got . " A general trader of good sense , is pleasanter company than a ge- neral scholar ; and Sir Andrew having a natural unaffected elo- quence , the perspicuity of his discourse gives ...
... greatest favourite is , " A penny saved is a penny got . " A general trader of good sense , is pleasanter company than a ge- neral scholar ; and Sir Andrew having a natural unaffected elo- quence , the perspicuity of his discourse gives ...
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... greatest drudgery , the preparation of jellies and sweet - meats . This , I say , is the state of ordinary women ; though I know there are multitudes of those of more elevated life and conversation , that move in an exalted sphere of ...
... greatest drudgery , the preparation of jellies and sweet - meats . This , I say , is the state of ordinary women ; though I know there are multitudes of those of more elevated life and conversation , that move in an exalted sphere of ...
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... greatest blessing of life , next to a clear judg ment and a good conscience . In the mean time , since there are very few whose minds are not more or less subject to these dreadful thoughts and apprehensions , we ought to arm ourselves ...
... greatest blessing of life , next to a clear judg ment and a good conscience . In the mean time , since there are very few whose minds are not more or less subject to these dreadful thoughts and apprehensions , we ought to arm ourselves ...
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