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" However, this humour creates him no enemies, for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy, and his being unconfined to modes and forms makes him but the readier and more capable to please and oblige all who know him. "
The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers - Page xcii
by British essayists - 1823
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French examination papers ... from 1839 to 1871, arranged and ed. by P.H.E ...

London univ, exam. papers - 1871 - 294 pages
...humour creates him no enemies ; for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy, and his being unconfined to modes and forms makes him but the readier and more...all who know him. When he is in town, he lives in Soho Square. It is said he keeps himself a bachelor by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse...
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A Thousand and One Gems of English Prose

English prose literature - 1872 - 556 pages
...humour creates him no enemies, for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy, and his being unconfined to modes and forms makes him but the readier and more...capable to please and oblige all who know him. When b' is in town he lives in Soho Square. It is said he keeps himself a bachelor by reason he was crossed...
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The History of English Literature: With an Outline of the Origin and Growth ...

William Spalding - English literature - 1872 - 482 pages
...humour creates him no enemies; for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy: and his being unconfined to modes and forms, makes him but the readier and...more capable to please and oblige all who know him. It is said he keeps himself a bachelor by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse beautiful widow...
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The casquet of literature, a selection in poetry and prose, ed ..., Volumes 3-4

Casket - 1873 - 912 pages
...creates him no enemie-s, for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy ; and his being uncontiued to modes and forms makes him but the readier and more...oblige all who know him. When he is in town he lives in Soho Square. It is said, he keeps himself a bachelor by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse...
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Selections from Addison's Papers Contributed to the Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1875 - 576 pages
...sourness or obstinacy; and his being unconfined to modes and forms, makes him but the readier and 10 more capable to please and oblige all who know him. When he is in town, he lives in Soho Square. It is said, he keeps himself a batchelor, by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse...
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Selections from Addison's papers contributed to the Spectator, ed. by T. Arnold

Joseph Addison - 1875 - 584 pages
...sourness or obstinacy ; and his being unconfined to modes and forms, makes him but the readier and 10 more capable to please and oblige all who know him. When he is in town, he lives in Soho Square. It is said, he keeps himself a batchelor, by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse...
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed ..., Volume 3; Volume 79

Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...Humour creates him no Enemies, for he does nothing with Sourness or Obstinacy ; and his being unconfined to Modes and Forms, makes him but the readier and...oblige all who know him. When he is in town he lives in Soho Square '• It is said, he keeps himself a Batchelour by reason he was crossed in Love by a perverse...
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Chambers's national reading-books, Book 6

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 pages
...freeholders, who are empannelled to try causes at the bar of a court* Th« widow. * It is said he [the knight] keeps himself a bachelor, by reason he was crossed...perverse beautiful widow of the next county to him' (SJtct. 2). See also Spect. 115 and 118. So long—tiil looks like a mixture of two POPE. ns ; perhaps...
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A History of English Literature: In a Series of Biographical Sketches

William Francis Collier - American literature - 1877 - 560 pages
...for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy ; and his being unconfincd to modea and forms makes Mm but the readier and more capable to please and oblige all who know him. Wlien he is in town, he lives in Soho Square. It is said he keeps himself a bachelor by reason he was...
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French Exercises, Based on the Memory Work of the French Grammar

F. Walter Savage - 1878 - 294 pages
...humour creates him no enemy ; for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy, and his being unconfined to modes and forms makes him but the readier and more capable to please and oblige all who know him. — Addison. CAMBRIDGE. JUNIOR. I. Trauslate into French : 1. Come with me and I will show you my new...
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