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... seem to me to have far more force than any foreign auxiliaries , however pompously ushered in : as British soldiers fight our battles better than the alien troops taken into our pay . The subjects of my essays have been chiefly such ...
... seem to me to have far more force than any foreign auxiliaries , however pompously ushered in : as British soldiers fight our battles better than the alien troops taken into our pay . The subjects of my essays have been chiefly such ...
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... seem peculiarly adapted to the genius of our people ; and are a species of composition , in which we are superior to all other nations . Many of our old English songs have in them an affecting sim- plicity ; and it is remarkable that ...
... seem peculiarly adapted to the genius of our people ; and are a species of composition , in which we are superior to all other nations . Many of our old English songs have in them an affecting sim- plicity ; and it is remarkable that ...
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... doubt , but that several ladies of suspicious characters are not so bad as they seem , and that there are honourable persons among the gayest of our women of quality . To return whence I set out , the extraordinary mo- THE CONNOISSEUR . 19.
... doubt , but that several ladies of suspicious characters are not so bad as they seem , and that there are honourable persons among the gayest of our women of quality . To return whence I set out , the extraordinary mo- THE CONNOISSEUR . 19.
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... preach up public spirit , is at some seasons only blowing a dead coal ; but at others , an accidental blast kindles the embers , and they mount into flame in an instant . The reign of politics seems at present to 26 THE CONNOISSEUR .
... preach up public spirit , is at some seasons only blowing a dead coal ; but at others , an accidental blast kindles the embers , and they mount into flame in an instant . The reign of politics seems at present to 26 THE CONNOISSEUR .
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instant . The reign of politics seems at present to be recommencing . Our newspapers contain dark hints and shrewd conjectures from the Hague , Paris , and Madrid ; and the lie of the day is artfully contriv- ed to influence the rise ...
instant . The reign of politics seems at present to be recommencing . Our newspapers contain dark hints and shrewd conjectures from the Hague , Paris , and Madrid ; and the lie of the day is artfully contriv- ed to influence the rise ...
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acquaintance alliteration ancient bad company beauty behaviour cake called character Cheapside chuse cloaths CONNOISSEUR contrived conversation cousin Cupid dear Demosthenes dinner dress drink elegant endeavour entertainment excellent expences fashion father folly fond fortune frequently gentleman give good-nature hand hanger-on head honour humble servant indulge Inns of Court keep kind lady learned letter Lincoln's Inn Fields liquor live London look lord lord Bolingbroke maid manner marriage married mind misfortunes modern modesty morning natural never obliged observed occasion once perhaps periwig person Plutus poetry polite present pride reason received reflect ridiculous Robin Hood ruined scarce seldom shew soon spirit sure tabby cat taste thermometer thing thought THURSDAY tion town turn Vauxhall vice virtue Westminster Abbey whole wife wine word YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young
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Seite 170 - An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient for all men to carry about them such things as were necessary to express the particular business they are to discourse on.
Seite 171 - I have often beheld two of those sages almost sinking under the weight of their packs, like pedlars among us ; who, when they met in the streets, would lay down their loads, open their sacks, and hold conversation for an hour together ; then put up their implements, help each other to resume their burthens, and take their leave.
Seite 54 - ... with thick crust, extremely baked. His table cost him not much, though it was good to eat at. "His sports supplied all but beef and mutton; except...
Seite 54 - ... hearth paved with brick lay some terriers and the choicest hounds and spaniels; seldom but two of the great chairs had litters of young cats in them which were not to be disturbed, he having always three or four attending him at dinner, and a little white round stick of fourteen inches long lying by his trencher that he might defend such meat as he had no mind to part with to them.
Seite 76 - Wisdom crieth without ; she uttereth her voice in the streets : she crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates : in the city she uttereth her words...
Seite 100 - twere vain to follow, For dog and horse he'd beat them hollow ; — Nay, if he put forth all his strength, Outstrip his brethren half a length. A tortoise heard his vain oration, And vented thus his indignation : " O puss ! it bodes thee dire disgrace When I defy thee to the race. Come, 'tis a match ; nay, no denial, I lay my shell upon the trial.
Seite 54 - ... that had been used. On one side of this end of the room was the door of a closet, wherein stood the strong beer and the wine, which never came...
Seite 25 - As to his body there can be no dispute; but examine even the acquirements of his mind, you will find them all contribute in their order towards furnishing out an exact dress : to instance no more ; is not religion a cloak, honesty a pair of shoes worn out in the dirt, selflove a surtout, vanity a shirt, and conscience a pair of breeches...
Seite 53 - ... poles in great abundance. The parlour was a large room as properly furnished; on a great hearth paved with brick, lay some terriers, and the choicest hounds and spaniels. Seldom but two of the great chairs had litters of...
Seite 117 - Arthur's out of their estates, and to take in all the knowing-ones on the turf at Newmarket. He accordingly bespoke his liveries, settled the fashion of his chariot, and had already pitched upon the lady, whose good luck it should be to fall in love with him: but so uncertain is the state of a gamester, that since the drawing of the lottery he has advertised for charitable contributions to a distressed gentleman, who knows the world, and has had the honour to be intimate with most of the nobility...