The British Essayists: WorldJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... things I compare are totally different : and instead of these modern chiefs in philosophy , I should ra- ther have turned my eyes to the renowned heroes of antiquity , whose exploits have been the admira- tion of so many ages . Be it so ...
... things I compare are totally different : and instead of these modern chiefs in philosophy , I should ra- ther have turned my eyes to the renowned heroes of antiquity , whose exploits have been the admira- tion of so many ages . Be it so ...
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... thing credible that is contrary to experience , when I defy him to match , in the annals of any age or country , the feats which he is forced to believe on the credit of a common news - paper ? I could run through all the arts and ...
... thing credible that is contrary to experience , when I defy him to match , in the annals of any age or country , the feats which he is forced to believe on the credit of a common news - paper ? I could run through all the arts and ...
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... thing foreign had extended it- self to so great a distance from St. James's ; having conceived an opinion that none but our betters at the polite end of the town , were the despisers and discouragers of our home manufactures . As I see ...
... thing foreign had extended it- self to so great a distance from St. James's ; having conceived an opinion that none but our betters at the polite end of the town , were the despisers and discouragers of our home manufactures . As I see ...
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... always been , for any thing that I know to the contrary , what is called a virtuous woman : a notable one I am sure she is : but though chastity and notable- ness may be very valuable qualities in a woman , 6 142 . THE WORLD .
... always been , for any thing that I know to the contrary , what is called a virtuous woman : a notable one I am sure she is : but though chastity and notable- ness may be very valuable qualities in a woman , 6 142 . THE WORLD .
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... thing solemn in the airs of a jigg . It happens also , that our parish is famous for de- lighting in what is called rough music , consisting of performances on cow - horns , salt - boxes , warming- pans , sheep - bells , & c ...
... thing solemn in the airs of a jigg . It happens also , that our parish is famous for de- lighting in what is called rough music , consisting of performances on cow - horns , salt - boxes , warming- pans , sheep - bells , & c ...
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