The IdlerJ. Buckland, 1787 |
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... keep together longer than they are diverted by founds or fhows . All foreigners remark , that the knowledge of the common people of England is greater than that of any other vulgar . This fuperiority we undoubtedly owe to the rivulets ...
... keep together longer than they are diverted by founds or fhows . All foreigners remark , that the knowledge of the common people of England is greater than that of any other vulgar . This fuperiority we undoubtedly owe to the rivulets ...
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... keep the girls upright ; that great wheels are not fit for gentlewomen ; and that with these , small as they are , she does not doubt buɛ that the three girls , if they are kept clofe , will fpin every year as much cloth as would coft ...
... keep the girls upright ; that great wheels are not fit for gentlewomen ; and that with these , small as they are , she does not doubt buɛ that the three girls , if they are kept clofe , will fpin every year as much cloth as would coft ...
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... keeps ; to the confulter , who asks advice which he never takes ; to the boaster , who blufters only to be praifed ; to the complainer , who whines only to be pitied ; to the projector , whofe happiness is to entertain his friends with ...
... keeps ; to the confulter , who asks advice which he never takes ; to the boaster , who blufters only to be praifed ; to the complainer , who whines only to be pitied ; to the projector , whofe happiness is to entertain his friends with ...
Page 57
... keep fuch a chattering , or else are calling out every mo- ment to me , that I cannot mind my business for them . My wife , I am fure , might do all the little mat- ters our family requires ; and I could wish that the would employ ...
... keep fuch a chattering , or else are calling out every mo- ment to me , that I cannot mind my business for them . My wife , I am fure , might do all the little mat- ters our family requires ; and I could wish that the would employ ...
Page 58
... keeps me in bed with her , when I ought to be bu- fily engaged in better employment . It is well if the can get her things on by dinner - time ; and when that is over , I am fure to be dragged out by her either to Georgia , or Hornfey ...
... keeps me in bed with her , when I ought to be bu- fily engaged in better employment . It is well if the can get her things on by dinner - time ; and when that is over , I am fure to be dragged out by her either to Georgia , or Hornfey ...
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advertiſements againſt almoſt amuſement becauſe bufy buſineſs cauſe cenfure confidered courſe critick curiofity cuſtom defign defire delight difcovered eafily eafy eaſy endeavour enquiry fafe faid fame fatire fcarcely fecure feem feen feldom fenfe fent fervant fhall fhew fhop fhould filk fince firſt fleep fome fomething fometimes foon friends ftate ftill ftudies fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fupplied fuppofe fure happineſs himſelf honour hope houfe houſe idle Idler itſelf labour lady laft laſt learned lefs live loft mifery Mifs mind moft morning moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never NUMB obferved ourſelves paffage paffed paffions perfuaded pleafing pleaſed pleaſure praiſe prefent promife publick purpoſe raiſed reaſon refolution refolved reft SATURDAY ſhall ſhe ſpeaks ſtate tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit whofe whoſe wife write