The British Essayists: The MirrorLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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... means , of reforming it . Amidst the gayety to which she had been accus- tomed , Emilia had early formed a taste for the ele- gant writers , both of this country and of France ; and the same sensibility and delicacy of mind which led ...
... means , of reforming it . Amidst the gayety to which she had been accus- tomed , Emilia had early formed a taste for the ele- gant writers , both of this country and of France ; and the same sensibility and delicacy of mind which led ...
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... means of rendering them agreeable to her , she seldom left it without re- gret , and was often the first to propose their return . At length Emilia , who now observed that her husband was nowhere so happy as in the country , and had ...
... means of rendering them agreeable to her , she seldom left it without re- gret , and was often the first to propose their return . At length Emilia , who now observed that her husband was nowhere so happy as in the country , and had ...
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... means of correcting the natural reserve of Horatio's manner ; and , as the example of his plain , though animated conversation , led her sometimes to moderate the vivacity and sprightliness of hers , which sometimes approached towards ...
... means of correcting the natural reserve of Horatio's manner ; and , as the example of his plain , though animated conversation , led her sometimes to moderate the vivacity and sprightliness of hers , which sometimes approached towards ...
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... means of killing and destroying . This confession , Sir , of one particular species of ma- levolence , we are not at all ashamed to make , since the persecution of our adversary is so avowed and notorious , as fully to justify every ...
... means of killing and destroying . This confession , Sir , of one particular species of ma- levolence , we are not at all ashamed to make , since the persecution of our adversary is so avowed and notorious , as fully to justify every ...
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... means , according to the variety of tastes . To escape from his own thoughts , one lounger betakes himself to his bottle , another to the gaming - table , and a third to a mistress . That these methods are frequently successful must be ...
... means , according to the variety of tastes . To escape from his own thoughts , one lounger betakes himself to his bottle , another to the gaming - table , and a third to a mistress . That these methods are frequently successful must be ...
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