The British Essayists: WorldJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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Page 16
... conversation , and songs of cheerfulness and joy , softened the toils of the way ; while Contentment went smiling on the left , supporting the steps of her mother , and by her perpetual good - humour , in- creasing the vivacity of her ...
... conversation , and songs of cheerfulness and joy , softened the toils of the way ; while Contentment went smiling on the left , supporting the steps of her mother , and by her perpetual good - humour , in- creasing the vivacity of her ...
Page 22
... conversation ; with a heart the most tender , and manners the most soft and amiable that can be imagined . Such as I have described him , you will not wonder that I gave him my whole heart , and waited with the utmost im- patience to be ...
... conversation ; with a heart the most tender , and manners the most soft and amiable that can be imagined . Such as I have described him , you will not wonder that I gave him my whole heart , and waited with the utmost im- patience to be ...
Page 40
... conversation , which alienates and provokes . Great talents make a man famous , great merit makes him respected , and great learning makes him esteemed ; but GOOD - BREEDING alone can make him beloved . I recommend it in a more ...
... conversation , which alienates and provokes . Great talents make a man famous , great merit makes him respected , and great learning makes him esteemed ; but GOOD - BREEDING alone can make him beloved . I recommend it in a more ...
Page 58
... conversation which I had just heard , and which , from having taken no part in it , I had attended to the more , and retained the better . I went straight home , and immediately reduced it into writing , as I here offer it for the ...
... conversation which I had just heard , and which , from having taken no part in it , I had attended to the more , and retained the better . I went straight home , and immediately reduced it into writing , as I here offer it for the ...
Page 155
... conversation between Mr. Strutt , Cambridge and Yarmouth carrier , and the curate who offers himself . Questionless Mr. Strutt has his orders to inquire into the young candidate's qualifications , and to make his report to the adver ...
... conversation between Mr. Strutt , Cambridge and Yarmouth carrier , and the curate who offers himself . Questionless Mr. Strutt has his orders to inquire into the young candidate's qualifications , and to make his report to the adver ...
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