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Page 116
... person is the most in- sufferable creature living in a well - bred assembly . " That she desired , before she ... person should take upon him to commend an- other . 66 Lastly , That she went into the infirmary to avoid a particular ...
... person is the most in- sufferable creature living in a well - bred assembly . " That she desired , before she ... person should take upon him to commend an- other . 66 Lastly , That she went into the infirmary to avoid a particular ...
Page 160
... person whose life and conversation are inquired into . A man who is capable of so infa- mous a calling as that of a spy , is not very much to be relied upon . He can have no great ties of ho- nour , or checks of conscience , to restrain ...
... person whose life and conversation are inquired into . A man who is capable of so infa- mous a calling as that of a spy , is not very much to be relied upon . He can have no great ties of ho- nour , or checks of conscience , to restrain ...
Page 303
... person who applies himself to them , and make the justice of his cause the most powerful solicitor in his behalf . A ... person's pretensions , who does not know how to explain them , or refuse doing a good office for a man because he ...
... person who applies himself to them , and make the justice of his cause the most powerful solicitor in his behalf . A ... person's pretensions , who does not know how to explain them , or refuse doing a good office for a man because he ...
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