The Pelican Book of English Prose: Eighteenth-century prose, 1700-80; edited by D.W. JeffersonMiddlesex] Penguin Books, 1956 |
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... suppose , by way of trying my disposition , ' Is not this very fine ? ' Having no exquisite relish of the beauties of Nature , and being more delighted with ' the busy hum of men , ' I answered , ' Yes , Sir ; but not equal to Fleet ...
... suppose , by way of trying my disposition , ' Is not this very fine ? ' Having no exquisite relish of the beauties of Nature , and being more delighted with ' the busy hum of men , ' I answered , ' Yes , Sir ; but not equal to Fleet ...
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... suppose any premature decay of the mind or body ; but I must reluctantly observe that two causes , the abbreviation of time , and the failure of hope , will always tinge with a browner shade the evening of life . Edward Gibbon ' Memoirs ...
... suppose any premature decay of the mind or body ; but I must reluctantly observe that two causes , the abbreviation of time , and the failure of hope , will always tinge with a browner shade the evening of life . Edward Gibbon ' Memoirs ...
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... Suppose again , that he has acquired more experience , and has liv'd so long in the world as to have observed similar objects or events to be constantly conjoined together ; What is the consequence of this experience ? He immediately ...
... Suppose again , that he has acquired more experience , and has liv'd so long in the world as to have observed similar objects or events to be constantly conjoined together ; What is the consequence of this experience ? He immediately ...
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An Encounter with a Highwayman John Byrom | 22 |
Sir Robert Walpole John Baron Hervey | 29 |
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