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Side 15
... lived with a maiden aunt , lost a good legacy by the ill - timed arrival of a coach and six , which he first discovered at the end of the avenue , and announced as a most acceptable hearing to the pride of the THE WORLD . 15.
... lived with a maiden aunt , lost a good legacy by the ill - timed arrival of a coach and six , which he first discovered at the end of the avenue , and announced as a most acceptable hearing to the pride of the THE WORLD . 15.
Side 68
... lived to see but the mere phan- tom of his works become the vehicle of grocery ! His lordship observing my eyes fixed with attention on the lettering , gave me the reason of it : " What could I do ? " said he , " the credit of my ...
... lived to see but the mere phan- tom of his works become the vehicle of grocery ! His lordship observing my eyes fixed with attention on the lettering , gave me the reason of it : " What could I do ? " said he , " the credit of my ...
Side 78
... lived nature of all other parts of dress , holds its place in the realms of fashion so much longer than any other mode was ever known to do ; and while our caps have , from the size of a China plate , dwindled away to the breadth of a ...
... lived nature of all other parts of dress , holds its place in the realms of fashion so much longer than any other mode was ever known to do ; and while our caps have , from the size of a China plate , dwindled away to the breadth of a ...
Side 89
... lived some years longer , only to have shewn that he durst not fight . I leave you , Mr. Fitz - Adam , to make your moral reflections on these several stories ; but I cannot con- clude my letter without giving you an account of the only ...
... lived some years longer , only to have shewn that he durst not fight . I leave you , Mr. Fitz - Adam , to make your moral reflections on these several stories ; but I cannot con- clude my letter without giving you an account of the only ...
Side 90
... lived , to the summit of Primrose - hill . Truncheon's scheme took effect . Mr. Muzzy was much fatigued and out of breath with the walk . However , he drew his sword ; and , as he assured me himself , began to attack his cousin ...
... lived , to the summit of Primrose - hill . Truncheon's scheme took effect . Mr. Muzzy was much fatigued and out of breath with the walk . However , he drew his sword ; and , as he assured me himself , began to attack his cousin ...
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acquaintance admiration amongst amusements appear assure attention beauty Belphegor Berkshire called champaign character chuse Clarinda confess considered contrary correspondent crowd cuckold daugh desire doubt dress drink effeminacy endeavour entertainment Epaminondas eyes false friend Farinelli farther fashion favour Fitz-Adam folly fortune French frequently gentlemen give happy Harlequin hearer heart hint honour hope humble servant husband Hyde-park lady language late least less letter lived look lord Ludgate hill mankind manner master means ment metropolis mind mistress moral nature nerally never obliged observed occasion opinion paper particular passion perhaps person Plato pleasure polite present pretty racter readers reason received rience romantic love seems shew sure talked taste tell thing thought THURSDAY tincture tion town transubstantiation treme Truncheon truth turn virtue whole wine woman words
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Side 252 - The handcuffs and fetters in which the hero commonly appears at the end of the second, or the beginning of the third...
Side 36 - And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
Side 190 - Roger's; it is usual in all other places, that servants fly from the parts of the house through which their master is passing; on the contrary, here they industriously place themselves in his way; and it is on both sides, as it were, understood as a visit, when the servants appear without calling.
Side 280 - ... gentleman two letters of excuses, which with less wit than the epistles of Voiture, had ten times more natural and easy politeness in the turn of their expression. In the postscript, he appointed a meeting at Tyburn at twelve...
Side 205 - You mistake me (answered my friend); every member of our club has the privilege of bringing one friend along with him, who is by no means thereby...
Side 262 - All words, good or bad, are there jumbled indiscriminately together, insomuch that the injudicious reader may speak and write as inelegantly, improperly, and vulgarly as he pleases, by and with the authority of one or other of our word-books. It must be owned that our language is at present in a state of anarchy ; and hitherto, perhaps, it may not have been the worse for it.
Side 103 - And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Side 176 - ... weaning his heart from the immoderate love of earthly things, and teaching him to revere the gods, and to place his whole trust and happiness in their government and protection.
Side 72 - Because he had but one to subdue, As was a paltry narrow tub to Diogenes ; who is not said (For aught that ever I could read) To whine, put finger i' th' eye, and sob, Because h
Side 206 - As I found that my friend would have taken a refusal ill, I told him that for this once I would certainly attend him to the club, but desired him to give me previously the outlines of the characters of the sitting members, that I might know how to behave myself properly. "Your precaution (said he) is a prudent one, and I will make you so well acquainted with them beforehand, that you shall not seem a stranger when among them. You must know then that our club consists of at least forty members when...