The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 - English essays |
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... Flavillus Craig 36. Narrative of a country family raised to sudden affluence by the arrival of a son from India , and of the taxes to which the enjoyment of its wealth is subject ; in a letter from Marjory Mushroom 37. Effects of the ...
... Flavillus Craig 36. Narrative of a country family raised to sudden affluence by the arrival of a son from India , and of the taxes to which the enjoyment of its wealth is subject ; in a letter from Marjory Mushroom 37. Effects of the ...
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... Flavillus , may listen for a moment while I tell them his history . ' Tis the last time they will be troubled with his name , or his misfor- tunes ! He was the heir of an estate which was once reckoned very considerable . It descended ...
... Flavillus , may listen for a moment while I tell them his history . ' Tis the last time they will be troubled with his name , or his misfor- tunes ! He was the heir of an estate which was once reckoned very considerable . It descended ...
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... Flavillus . The debts and incumbrances on his estate were allowed to re- main , and the expense he was led into added much to their amount . At first Flavillus felt a good deal of uneasiness on this ground ; he made some feeble efforts ...
... Flavillus . The debts and incumbrances on his estate were allowed to re- main , and the expense he was led into added much to their amount . At first Flavillus felt a good deal of uneasiness on this ground ; he made some feeble efforts ...
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... Flavillus . With all this Flavillus was far from being happy . Superior to the companions he now lived with , he could not always avoid reflecting on the nothingness of his situation ; and though he was afraid to think upon it , he ...
... Flavillus . With all this Flavillus was far from being happy . Superior to the companions he now lived with , he could not always avoid reflecting on the nothingness of his situation ; and though he was afraid to think upon it , he ...
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... Flavillus ventured to mention his situation . I will spare my readers an account of the mortifying indifference with which his story was received . Flavillus found that from those friends whom he had frequently heard boast of the warmth ...
... Flavillus ventured to mention his situation . I will spare my readers an account of the mortifying indifference with which his story was received . Flavillus found that from those friends whom he had frequently heard boast of the warmth ...
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