The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 - English essays |
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... society to the family of a country gen- Anonymous Craig Abercromby Anonymous Cullen tleman ; in a letter from Agrestis M'Leod Bannatyn 14. Narrative of a modern dinner in company with Col. Caustic · 15. Description of a new variety of ...
... society to the family of a country gen- Anonymous Craig Abercromby Anonymous Cullen tleman ; in a letter from Agrestis M'Leod Bannatyn 14. Narrative of a modern dinner in company with Col. Caustic · 15. Description of a new variety of ...
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... society . Abercromby 31. On rural pleasures and rural contempla- tion - A visit of the author to the country dwelling of Col. Caustic Mackenzie • 32. Account of the colonel's family and occu- pation in the country - Sketch of the ...
... society . Abercromby 31. On rural pleasures and rural contempla- tion - A visit of the author to the country dwelling of Col. Caustic Mackenzie • 32. Account of the colonel's family and occu- pation in the country - Sketch of the ...
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... society of men of pleasure and dissipation . Character and story of 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 ...
... society of men of pleasure and dissipation . Character and story of 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 ...
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... temperament , if not virtue , keeps out of the dissipa- tion of it , who hold a station of less destructive and more dignified indolence , whom the company of their VOL . I. B own thoughts renders independent of vulgar society , and the.
... temperament , if not virtue , keeps out of the dissipa- tion of it , who hold a station of less destructive and more dignified indolence , whom the company of their VOL . I. B own thoughts renders independent of vulgar society , and the.
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... society . Within the pale of a particular profession , a man's companions and associates are chiefly limited to some particular class with which that profession is con- nected . But he who is an idler without unsocial dis- positions ...
... society . Within the pale of a particular profession , a man's companions and associates are chiefly limited to some particular class with which that profession is con- nected . But he who is an idler without unsocial dis- positions ...
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