The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... kind of battle - array one against another . After a short survey of them , I found they were patched differ- ently ; the faces on one hand being spotted on the right side of the forehead , and those upon the other on the left . I ...
... kind of battle - array one against another . After a short survey of them , I found they were patched differ- ently ; the faces on one hand being spotted on the right side of the forehead , and those upon the other on the left . I ...
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... kind of disgrace , while the other is so much set off and adorned by the owner ; and that the patches turn to the right or to the left , according to the principles of the man who is most in favour . But whatever may be the motives of a ...
... kind of disgrace , while the other is so much set off and adorned by the owner ; and that the patches turn to the right or to the left , according to the principles of the man who is most in favour . But whatever may be the motives of a ...
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... kind , exempts me from any temptations to expense ; and all my business lies within a very narrow com- pass , which is only to give an honest man who takes care of my estate , proper vouchers for his quarterly payments tome , and ...
... kind , exempts me from any temptations to expense ; and all my business lies within a very narrow com- pass , which is only to give an honest man who takes care of my estate , proper vouchers for his quarterly payments tome , and ...
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... kind of method of being so from generation to generation . The father mortgages when his son is very young ; and the boy is to marry , as soon as he is at age , to redeem it and find portions for his sisters . This , forsooth , is no ...
... kind of method of being so from generation to generation . The father mortgages when his son is very young ; and the boy is to marry , as soon as he is at age , to redeem it and find portions for his sisters . This , forsooth , is no ...
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... kind of fringe for his candlesticks . I remember in particular , after having read over a poem of an eminent author on a victory , I met with several frag- ments of it upon the next rejoicing day , which had been employed in squibs and ...
... kind of fringe for his candlesticks . I remember in particular , after having read over a poem of an eminent author on a victory , I met with several frag- ments of it upon the next rejoicing day , which had been employed in squibs and ...
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