The Spectator, Volume 8William Durell and Company, 1810 - English literature |
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... discourse of his private economy , and made him give me an account of the charge , ha- zard , profit and loss of a family that depended upon a link , with a design to end my trivial day with the ge- nerosity of sixpence , instead of the ...
... discourse of his private economy , and made him give me an account of the charge , ha- zard , profit and loss of a family that depended upon a link , with a design to end my trivial day with the ge- nerosity of sixpence , instead of the ...
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... discourse upon the force of cus- tom and its wonderful efficacy in making every thing pleasant to us . I cannot deny but that I received above two - penny - worth of instruction from your pa- per , and in the general was very well ...
... discourse upon the force of cus- tom and its wonderful efficacy in making every thing pleasant to us . I cannot deny but that I received above two - penny - worth of instruction from your pa- per , and in the general was very well ...
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... discourse , however unjustifiable in itself , so it be in vogue among the present party . This , though one of the most common , is one of the most ridiculous dispositions in human nature , that men should not be ashamed of speaking or ...
... discourse , however unjustifiable in itself , so it be in vogue among the present party . This , though one of the most common , is one of the most ridiculous dispositions in human nature , that men should not be ashamed of speaking or ...
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... one who is conversant in discourses of this na- ture will easily enlarge upon in his own thoughts , and draw conclusions from them which may be useful to One I am sure is so him in the conduct 38 32 No. 459 . THE SPECTATOR .
... one who is conversant in discourses of this na- ture will easily enlarge upon in his own thoughts , and draw conclusions from them which may be useful to One I am sure is so him in the conduct 38 32 No. 459 . THE SPECTATOR .
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... discourse upon this subject , But after all he is very pleasant company . Dacinthus is neither in point of honor , civility , good - breeding , or good - nature , unexception- able ; and yet all is answered , For he is a very pleasant ...
... discourse upon this subject , But after all he is very pleasant company . Dacinthus is neither in point of honor , civility , good - breeding , or good - nature , unexception- able ; and yet all is answered , For he is a very pleasant ...
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