Select British Classics, Том 34J. Conrad, 1803 |
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... tell me at which of the lace - shops " the creature lives , that I may avoid the odious " sight of her , and not be obliged to buy my laces of 66 a milliner , or to murder my horses by driving them upon every trifling occasion to the ...
... tell me at which of the lace - shops " the creature lives , that I may avoid the odious " sight of her , and not be obliged to buy my laces of 66 a milliner , or to murder my horses by driving them upon every trifling occasion to the ...
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... bring against them . They tell us that no handsome woman ever said a civil thing of one as handsome as herself : but , on the contrary , that it is always the de- S f ight of both to lessen the beauty and to detract 10 THE WORLD .
... bring against them . They tell us that no handsome woman ever said a civil thing of one as handsome as herself : but , on the contrary , that it is always the de- S f ight of both to lessen the beauty and to detract 10 THE WORLD .
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... tell a story that is true , great , or excellent ; for when a man has eat of the first and second course till he is full to the throati you tempt him in vain at the third , by assuring him the plate you offer is one of the best ...
... tell a story that is true , great , or excellent ; for when a man has eat of the first and second course till he is full to the throati you tempt him in vain at the third , by assuring him the plate you offer is one of the best ...
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... telling me of several devices which might answer the purpose better ; and instanc- ing , among many other practices , that of the Robin Hood society , where the president performs the of fice of an extinguisher by a single stroke of a ...
... telling me of several devices which might answer the purpose better ; and instanc- ing , among many other practices , that of the Robin Hood society , where the president performs the of fice of an extinguisher by a single stroke of a ...
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... tell us , and who came unexpectedly to the estate and castle where he found me with a good character , took so kindly to me that he seemed to desire no other companion ; and as a proof of it never sent to invite or add to our company ...
... tell us , and who came unexpectedly to the estate and castle where he found me with a good character , took so kindly to me that he seemed to desire no other companion ; and as a proof of it never sent to invite or add to our company ...
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Стр. 190 - Roger's; it is usual in all other places, that servants fly from the parts of the house through which their master is passing; on the contrary, here they industriously place themselves in his way; and it is on both sides, as it were, understood as a visit, when the servants appear without calling.
Стр. 280 - ... gentleman two letters of excuses, which with less wit than the epistles of Voiture, had ten times more natural and easy politeness in the turn of their expression. In the postscript, he appointed a meeting at Tyburn at twelve...
Стр. 205 - You mistake me (answered my friend); every member of our club has the privilege of bringing one friend along with him, who is by no means thereby...
Стр. 262 - All words, good or bad, are there jumbled indiscriminately together, insomuch that the injudicious reader may speak and write as inelegantly, improperly, and vulgarly as he pleases, by and with the authority of one or other of our word-books. It must be owned that our language is at present in a state of anarchy ; and hitherto, perhaps, it may not have been the worse for it.
Стр. 103 - And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Стр. 176 - ... weaning his heart from the immoderate love of earthly things, and teaching him to revere the gods, and to place his whole trust and happiness in their government and protection.
Стр. 72 - Because he had but one to subdue, As was a paltry narrow tub to Diogenes ; who is not said (For aught that ever I could read) To whine, put finger i' th' eye, and sob, Because h
Стр. 206 - As I found that my friend would have taken a refusal ill, I told him that for this once I would certainly attend him to the club, but desired him to give me previously the outlines of the characters of the sitting members, that I might know how to behave myself properly. "Your precaution (said he) is a prudent one, and I will make you so well acquainted with them beforehand, that you shall not seem a stranger when among them. You must know then that our club consists of at least forty members when...