The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 - English essays |
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Page 41
... pleased , Mr. Lounger , with your ac- count of yourself , and your innocent and useful manner of sliding through the bustle of life . I sincerely wish that many of my friends and visitors would follow your example , and learn to be idle ...
... pleased , Mr. Lounger , with your ac- count of yourself , and your innocent and useful manner of sliding through the bustle of life . I sincerely wish that many of my friends and visitors would follow your example , and learn to be idle ...
Page 67
... four hundred thousand pounds in his pocket . This project pleased him mightily for some time , till he began to reflect on the great distance of the East Indies , the danger of his being drowned in going 11 . 67 THE LOUNGER .
... four hundred thousand pounds in his pocket . This project pleased him mightily for some time , till he began to reflect on the great distance of the East Indies , the danger of his being drowned in going 11 . 67 THE LOUNGER .
Page 68
... pleased him better , as it was not attended with so much danger either to his soul or body . When he was about fifty years of age , he came to a resolution to marry some beautiful young lady , of an honourable ancient family , with a ...
... pleased him better , as it was not attended with so much danger either to his soul or body . When he was about fifty years of age , he came to a resolution to marry some beautiful young lady , of an honourable ancient family , with a ...
Page 76
... pleased with thinking , that however men may wrap them- selves up in artificial disguise in the greater actions of life ; yet even amidst all their concealments , there are circumstances to be found where nature will dis- cover itself ...
... pleased with thinking , that however men may wrap them- selves up in artificial disguise in the greater actions of life ; yet even amidst all their concealments , there are circumstances to be found where nature will dis- cover itself ...
Page 77
... quite unfit for a young man of spirit . As he had there acquired a taste for what he was pleased to call genteel life by hunting , drinking , wenching , and gambling with all the idle young men about town , н 3 13 . 77 THE LOUNGER .
... quite unfit for a young man of spirit . As he had there acquired a taste for what he was pleased to call genteel life by hunting , drinking , wenching , and gambling with all the idle young men about town , н 3 13 . 77 THE LOUNGER .
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