The British Essayists: RamblerJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... pleasing them . " A wit , Mr. Rambler , in the dialect of ladies , is not always a man who , by the action of a vigor- ous fancy upon comprehensive knowledge , brings distant ideas unexpectedly together , who by some peculiar acuteness ...
... pleasing them . " A wit , Mr. Rambler , in the dialect of ladies , is not always a man who , by the action of a vigor- ous fancy upon comprehensive knowledge , brings distant ideas unexpectedly together , who by some peculiar acuteness ...
Page 148
... pleasing degenerates by degrees into the fear of offending . " The settlements caused no delay ; for we did not trust our affairs to the negociation of wretches who would have paid their court by multiplying stipulations . 148 167 ...
... pleasing degenerates by degrees into the fear of offending . " The settlements caused no delay ; for we did not trust our affairs to the negociation of wretches who would have paid their court by multiplying stipulations . 148 167 ...
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... pleasing images , and the desire of dwelling upon topics , on which he knows himself able to speak with justness . But because we are seldom so far prejudiced in favour of each other as to search out for palliations , this failure of ...
... pleasing images , and the desire of dwelling upon topics , on which he knows himself able to speak with justness . But because we are seldom so far prejudiced in favour of each other as to search out for palliations , this failure of ...
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the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 3 |
the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 185 |
Anningait and Ajut a Greenland History | 186 |
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