The British Essayists: WorldJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... called , was sent abroad to make the usual tour in Europe . He was already fur- nished with that necessary acquirement , a ready use of the French language , in which he had been exercised from early youth . It was at the Hague that he ...
... called , was sent abroad to make the usual tour in Europe . He was already fur- nished with that necessary acquirement , a ready use of the French language , in which he had been exercised from early youth . It was at the Hague that he ...
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... political character , which makes a small part of his biography . The purchase , in 1748 , of a small house at Twickenham , called Strawberry - hill , was an era in his life ; as the principal business of it c 3 BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . xvii.
... political character , which makes a small part of his biography . The purchase , in 1748 , of a small house at Twickenham , called Strawberry - hill , was an era in his life ; as the principal business of it c 3 BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . xvii.
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... called THE WORLD . ་ My design in this paper is , to ridicule , with novelty and good - humour , the fashions , follies , vices , and absurdities of that part of the human species which calls itself the WORLD , and to trace it through ...
... called THE WORLD . ་ My design in this paper is , to ridicule , with novelty and good - humour , the fashions , follies , vices , and absurdities of that part of the human species which calls itself the WORLD , and to trace it through ...
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... called critics . It is the nature of these people to be exceedingly dull ; and it is their office to pronounce decisively upon the merit and demerit of all works whatsoever . Thus , choosing themselves into the said office , and ...
... called critics . It is the nature of these people to be exceedingly dull ; and it is their office to pronounce decisively upon the merit and demerit of all works whatsoever . Thus , choosing themselves into the said office , and ...
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... called , The FRIEND . I do not know that I have wit enough for such a performance ; but if it be damned , it is no more than the author ( though a parson ) will consent to be , if ever he makes a se- cond attempt to borrow money of a ...
... called , The FRIEND . I do not know that I have wit enough for such a performance ; but if it be damned , it is no more than the author ( though a parson ) will consent to be , if ever he makes a se- cond attempt to borrow money of a ...
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