The British Essayists: WorldJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... informing the public to whom I have been obliged . That you may read this address without à blush , it shall have no flattery in it . To confess the truth , I mean to compliment myself ; and I know not X ORIGINAL DEDICATIONS TO.
... informing the public to whom I have been obliged . That you may read this address without à blush , it shall have no flattery in it . To confess the truth , I mean to compliment myself ; and I know not X ORIGINAL DEDICATIONS TO.
Page xi
James Ferguson. I mean to compliment myself ; and I know not how to do it more effectually , than by thus signifying to my readers , that in the conduct of this work , I have not been thought unworthy of your correspondence . I am , sir ...
James Ferguson. I mean to compliment myself ; and I know not how to do it more effectually , than by thus signifying to my readers , that in the conduct of this work , I have not been thought unworthy of your correspondence . I am , sir ...
Page xv
James Ferguson. R place among the stock plays , though it is by no means devoid of entertainment . In 1740 he ventured to marry a beautiful and accomplished young lady , daughter to Mr. Hamilton , table - decker to the princesses . Their ...
James Ferguson. R place among the stock plays , though it is by no means devoid of entertainment . In 1740 he ventured to marry a beautiful and accomplished young lady , daughter to Mr. Hamilton , table - decker to the princesses . Their ...
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... mean time he did not intermit the cultivation of his literary talents , several fruits of which from time to time were given to the press . He was one of the fashionable contributors to the World , of which , about 1753 , he wrote a few ...
... mean time he did not intermit the cultivation of his literary talents , several fruits of which from time to time were given to the press . He was one of the fashionable contributors to the World , of which , about 1753 , he wrote a few ...
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... mean never to make excursions into the country ; on the contrary , when the profits of these lucubrations have enabled me to set up a one - horse chair , I shall take frequent occasions of inviting my reader to a seat in it , and of ...
... mean never to make excursions into the country ; on the contrary , when the profits of these lucubrations have enabled me to set up a one - horse chair , I shall take frequent occasions of inviting my reader to a seat in it , and of ...
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