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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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A History of English Literature: In a Series of Biographical Sketches

William Francis Collier - 1880 - 558 pages
...him no enemies, for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy ; and his being unconfiucd to modae and forms makes him but the readier and more capable...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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The English Essayists: A Comprehensive Selection from the Works of the Great ...

English essays - 1881 - 578 pages
...humour creates him no enemies, for he does nothing with sourness or obstinacy; and liis being unconuncd the future ! kindly given, That each may fill the...by Heaven. Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, 1 '.iv.-ji, he lives in Soho Square. It is said he keeps himself a bachelor, by reason he was crossed...
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The Yale Literary Magazine, Volume 46

College students' writings, American - 1881 - 590 pages
...humor 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...mor.e capable to please and oblige all who know him." The bustling and hurry oi a city life are uncongenial to the eccentric old man and we soon accompany...
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Eighteenth Century Essays

Austin Dobson - English essays - 1882 - 322 pages
...creates him no Enemies, for he does nothing with ' Sowerness or Obstinacy ; and his being uncouiined ' to Modes and Forms, makes him but the readier ' and...lives in Soho-Square: ' It is said, he keeps himself a Batchclour by reason ' he was crossed in Love, by a perverse beautiful ' Widow of the next County to...
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Essays of Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison - English essays - 1882 - 428 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...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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Addison: Selections from Addison's Papers Contributed to the Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1882 - 572 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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EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CENTURY ESSAYS

AUSTIN DOBSON - 1883 - 590 pages
...creates him no Enemies, for he does nothing with ' Sowerness or Obstinacy ; and his being unconfined ' to Modes and Forms, makes him but the readier ' and...all who know ' him. When he is in Town he lives in Sobo-Square: ' It is said, he keeps himself a Batchelour by reason ' he was crossed in Love, by a perverse...
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Readings from the Spectator. With notes

Joseph Addison - 1884 - 200 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 bachelor by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse...
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A text-book of the Gurney system of shorthand, ed. by W.B. Gurney & sons

Thomas Gurney - 1884 - 120 pages
...does nothing with sourness or obstinacy, and his being unconfined to modes and forms makes him but readier and 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 bachelor by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse...
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Selections from the Tatler, Spectator and Guardian

Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1885 - 568 pages
...10 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-squaren. It is said, he keeps himself a bachelor by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse...
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