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" He was naturally of a morofe, faturnine temper, which a confiderable quantity of port, regularly difcuffed after dinner for a continuance of thirty years, had not a little contributed to heighten. The ufual companion of his leifure hours was the Parifh... "
The Microcosm, a Periodical Work: By Gregory Griffin, ... The Second Edition ... - Page 217
by Gregory Griffin - 1787 - 448 pages
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The Microcosm: A Periodical Work

John Smith, George Canning, John Hookham Frere, Robert Percy Smith - 1788 - 476 pages
...naturally of a morofe, faturnine temper, which a confiderable quantity of port, regularly difcufled after dinner for a continuance of thirty years, had...hours with fuch a duumvirate; but the 'Squire was toodiftruftful of any thing human to be circumvented in the common way; and his Achates coo much a...
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The microcosm [ed. by G. Canning and others]. [Another]

George Canning - 1793 - 270 pages
...of a roorofe, faturninc temper-, which a confiderable quantity of port, regularly. difcufled Alter dinner for. a continuance of thirty years, had not...companion of his leifure hours was the Parifh Attorney, n fupple.fcnave, who, as occafion ferved, could raU at the times, praife the wine, take JhufF, or ring...
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The Gleaner: A Series of Periodical Essays, Volume 3

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1811 - 424 pages
...naturally of a morose, saturnine temT per, which a considerable quantity of port, regularly discussed after dinner for a continuance of thirty years, had not a little contributed to heighten. The usual companion of his leisure hours was the parish attorney, a supple knave, who, as occasion served,...
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Microcosm. General index

Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 426 pages
...naturally of a morose, saturnine temper, which a considerable quantity of port, regularly discussed after dinner for a continuance of thirty years, had not a little contributed to heighten. The usual companion of his leisure hours was the parish attorney, a supple knave, who, as occasion served,...
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The microcosm [ed. by G. Canning and others]. [Another]

George Canning - 1825 - 312 pages
...naturally of a morose, saturnine temper, which a considerable quantity of port, regularly discussed after dinner for a continuance of thirty years, had not a little contributed to heighten. The usual companion of his leisure hours was the parish attorney, a supple knave, who, as occasion served,...
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