Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and Fugitive Vagaries. Now First Collected, Volume 1 |
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... a plea which most Scribblers , whatever may be the opinion of their Readers , will consider valid , -that he ventures upon the present Work at the solicitation of his Publisher . CONTENTS OF VOL . I. Page Pleasant Illusions WINTER The.
... a plea which most Scribblers , whatever may be the opinion of their Readers , will consider valid , -that he ventures upon the present Work at the solicitation of his Publisher . CONTENTS OF VOL . I. Page Pleasant Illusions WINTER The.
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... present them- selves , and to believe the hand - writing on the finger- posts which invariably and solemnly assert that I am within four miles of London , and not in " Arcady's delicious dales , " on the " vine - covered hills and gay ...
... present them- selves , and to believe the hand - writing on the finger- posts which invariably and solemnly assert that I am within four miles of London , and not in " Arcady's delicious dales , " on the " vine - covered hills and gay ...
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... presents the same objects in a less picturesque combination ; the day is not so propitious ; either there is less amenity and richness in the light , or the tints have decidedly al- tered for the worse ; in short , his first view , as ...
... presents the same objects in a less picturesque combination ; the day is not so propitious ; either there is less amenity and richness in the light , or the tints have decidedly al- tered for the worse ; in short , his first view , as ...
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... present the general features of the country , embellished with such graces as his fancy enabled him to bestow : and unless it be argued that every local prospect is incapable of improvement , it must be admitted that combination and ...
... present the general features of the country , embellished with such graces as his fancy enabled him to bestow : and unless it be argued that every local prospect is incapable of improvement , it must be admitted that combination and ...
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... different periods , upon any given subject , none would present a more contradictory estimate , than the harmless recreation of dancing . For some thousand of years , in the early stages of the 58 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES . On Dancing.
... different periods , upon any given subject , none would present a more contradictory estimate , than the harmless recreation of dancing . For some thousand of years , in the early stages of the 58 GAIETIES AND GRAVITIES . On Dancing.
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