The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Volume 4C. Dilly, 1788 |
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... mean time I fhall make a thew of fome of my defences , if it be only to convince the Murmurers , that I fhall not capitu- late upon the firft fummons ; and I will keep fome ftrong pofts mafked from their view , that if they repeat their ...
... mean time I fhall make a thew of fome of my defences , if it be only to convince the Murmurers , that I fhall not capitu- late upon the firft fummons ; and I will keep fome ftrong pofts mafked from their view , that if they repeat their ...
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... means to get it from him , rough and " fmooth , and if a profecution would have laid " against it , I would have driven him out of it " by the expences of a fuit ; but all to no pur- pose ; I am so tormented by the fellow's obfti ...
... means to get it from him , rough and " fmooth , and if a profecution would have laid " against it , I would have driven him out of it " by the expences of a fuit ; but all to no pur- pose ; I am so tormented by the fellow's obfti ...
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... mean which comes under my no- tice as an Obferver , without intruding upon the more important province of the physician . Now as this island of our's is most happily supplied with a large and learned body of professors under every ...
... mean which comes under my no- tice as an Obferver , without intruding upon the more important province of the physician . Now as this island of our's is most happily supplied with a large and learned body of professors under every ...
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... means of ftaining carrotty eye- brows than with fimple foot , and cannot think of comparing a little harmless opal with their poisonous farrago of pastes , pomatums and pearl powders ; but I would have my fair and virtuous countrywomen ...
... means of ftaining carrotty eye- brows than with fimple foot , and cannot think of comparing a little harmless opal with their poisonous farrago of pastes , pomatums and pearl powders ; but I would have my fair and virtuous countrywomen ...
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... means in gluttony , run mad for a wench , or break locks " to get at her ; and why then may not old age , 66 feeing fuch difcretion belongs to it , be allowed " it's pretenfions to happiness ? " 9 A fervant A fervant thus rallies his ...
... means in gluttony , run mad for a wench , or break locks " to get at her ; and why then may not old age , 66 feeing fuch difcretion belongs to it , be allowed " it's pretenfions to happiness ? " 9 A fervant A fervant thus rallies his ...
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