The British Essayists: AdventurerJ. Haddon, 1819 |
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... passed , he threw himself again back in his chair upon my having refused it , looked wistfully at his fingers ' ends , crossed his legs , in- quired the news of the day , and in the midst of all possible advantages seemed to possess ...
... passed , he threw himself again back in his chair upon my having refused it , looked wistfully at his fingers ' ends , crossed his legs , in- quired the news of the day , and in the midst of all possible advantages seemed to possess ...
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... passed through the whole series , I shall explain each station by a short account of my life , remarking the periods when my character changed its denomina- tion , and the particular incidents by which the change was produced . he My ...
... passed through the whole series , I shall explain each station by a short account of my life , remarking the periods when my character changed its denomina- tion , and the particular incidents by which the change was produced . he My ...
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... passed my nights in a brothel , the street , or the watch - house ; was utterly insensible of shame , and lived upon the town as a beast of prey in a forest . Thus I reached the summit of modern glory , and had just acquired the ...
... passed my nights in a brothel , the street , or the watch - house ; was utterly insensible of shame , and lived upon the town as a beast of prey in a forest . Thus I reached the summit of modern glory , and had just acquired the ...
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... passed it over , unpraised and unnoticed . If an apology should be deemed necessary for the freedom here used with our inimitable bard , let VOL . XXV . G me conclude in the words of Longinus : Whoever was N ° 101 . 61 ADVENTURER .
... passed it over , unpraised and unnoticed . If an apology should be deemed necessary for the freedom here used with our inimitable bard , let VOL . XXV . G me conclude in the words of Longinus : Whoever was N ° 101 . 61 ADVENTURER .
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... passed , and in which I can , there- fore , have no interest : I am utterly unconcerned to know whether Tully or Demosthenes excelled in oratory , whether Hannibal lost Italy by his own negligence or the corruption of his countrymen . I ...
... passed , and in which I can , there- fore , have no interest : I am utterly unconcerned to know whether Tully or Demosthenes excelled in oratory , whether Hannibal lost Italy by his own negligence or the corruption of his countrymen . I ...
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acquaintance ADVENTURER Almerine Almet appearance bagnio beauty became Caprinus Catiline censure character circumstances Clodio con test considered contempt countenance danger daughters DECEMBER 18 DECEMBER 22 desire diamonds sparkle Diphilus disappointed discovered distress dreadful dress DRYDEN equal Euripides evil excellence eyes father favour fear felicity Flavilla folly fortune frequently Gonerill gratify guilt happiness hast heart Hilario honour hope hour imagination impatient insensibility kind knew labour lady Lear less look mankind manner marriage Menander ment Mercator mind misery nature ness never night Nourassin object obtain OVID passion perceived perhaps perpetual pity Plautus pleasure Plutarch Posidippus present produced Prospero Quintilian racter reason reflected SATURDAY scarce scene sentiments servant Shakspeare Shelimah shew solicitous Soliman sometimes soon Sophocles suffered superaddition tenderness thee Theocritus things thou thought tion truth TUESDAY ulmo VIRG virtue wish wretch writers
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