“The” Spectator, Volume 6J. Parsons, 1793 - English essays |
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... thought made pretensions to me , insomuch that most of my friends took notice of it , and thought we were really married . I did not take much pains to unde- ceive them , and especially a young gentlewoman of my particular acquaintance ...
... thought made pretensions to me , insomuch that most of my friends took notice of it , and thought we were really married . I did not take much pains to unde- ceive them , and especially a young gentlewoman of my particular acquaintance ...
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... thoughts , but a perfect master of all the powers and faculties of his soul . His imagination is always clear , and his judgement undisturbed ; his temper is even and unruffled , whether in action or in solitude . He comes with a relish ...
... thoughts , but a perfect master of all the powers and faculties of his soul . His imagination is always clear , and his judgement undisturbed ; his temper is even and unruffled , whether in action or in solitude . He comes with a relish ...
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... thought . If we look into the characters of this tribe of infidels , we generally find they are made up of pride , spleen , and cavil . It is indeed no wonder , that men who are uneasy to themselves , should be so to the rest of the ...
... thought . If we look into the characters of this tribe of infidels , we generally find they are made up of pride , spleen , and cavil . It is indeed no wonder , that men who are uneasy to themselves , should be so to the rest of the ...
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... thought to have gone a good way in making him once or twice Knight of the shire . He cannot forbear this exercise of benevolence even in town , when he meets with any one in his morning or evening walks . It broke from him to several ...
... thought to have gone a good way in making him once or twice Knight of the shire . He cannot forbear this exercise of benevolence even in town , when he meets with any one in his morning or evening walks . It broke from him to several ...
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... thought on the widow by " the music of the nightingale ! " He here fetched a deep sigh , and was falling into a fit ... thoughts of the widow , told her , " She was a wanton baggage ; " and bid her go about her business . We concluded ...
... thought on the widow by " the music of the nightingale ! " He here fetched a deep sigh , and was falling into a fit ... thoughts of the widow , told her , " She was a wanton baggage ; " and bid her go about her business . We concluded ...
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