The British Essayists: WorldJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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Page 14
... tell me yourself , you turned curate ; and because forty pounds a year was an immense sum , you very prudently fell in love and married a beggar . Do you think , sir , that if I had intended to marry a beggar , I should have spent my ...
... tell me yourself , you turned curate ; and because forty pounds a year was an immense sum , you very prudently fell in love and married a beggar . Do you think , sir , that if I had intended to marry a beggar , I should have spent my ...
Page 15
... tell you once for all , sir , that this is the last sum you must expect from me . I have proportioned my expenses to my estate , and will not be made uneasy by the extravagance of any man living . I have two thousand a year , and I ...
... tell you once for all , sir , that this is the last sum you must expect from me . I have proportioned my expenses to my estate , and will not be made uneasy by the extravagance of any man living . I have two thousand a year , and I ...
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... tell them should deserve their approbation , they are to thank the husband and wife from whom I had it ; and who are de- sirous , this day , of being the readers of their own adventures . An eminent merchant in the city , whose real ...
... tell them should deserve their approbation , they are to thank the husband and wife from whom I had it ; and who are de- sirous , this day , of being the readers of their own adventures . An eminent merchant in the city , whose real ...
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... tell him if his for- tune or services could contribute to her happiness , and vowing never to leave her , till she made him ac- quainted with the cause of her concern . Here a short pause ensued ; and after a deep sigh and a stream of ...
... tell him if his for- tune or services could contribute to her happiness , and vowing never to leave her , till she made him ac- quainted with the cause of her concern . Here a short pause ensued ; and after a deep sigh and a stream of ...
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... tell you , sir , the news I learnt there ? —This friend ! this ge- nerous and disinterested friend ! was killed yesterday in a duel in Hyde - park . ' She stopped here to give vent to a torrent of tears , and then proceeded . ' I was so ...
... tell you , sir , the news I learnt there ? —This friend ! this ge- nerous and disinterested friend ! was killed yesterday in a duel in Hyde - park . ' She stopped here to give vent to a torrent of tears , and then proceeded . ' I was so ...
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