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... attention as that of Mrs. Bufy , a widow , who loft her husband in her thirtieth year , and has fince paffed her time at the manor- houfe , in the government of her children , and the management of the eftate . MRS . Bufy was married at ...
... attention as that of Mrs. Bufy , a widow , who loft her husband in her thirtieth year , and has fince paffed her time at the manor- houfe , in the government of her children , and the management of the eftate . MRS . Bufy was married at ...
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... attention with fudden fcintillations of conceit . A lady's wit is a man who can make ladies laugh , to which , however eafy it may seem , many gifts of nature , and attainments of art must commonly concur . He that hopes to be received ...
... attention with fudden fcintillations of conceit . A lady's wit is a man who can make ladies laugh , to which , however eafy it may seem , many gifts of nature , and attainments of art must commonly concur . He that hopes to be received ...
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... attention with which he retouched his pieces , he condef- cended to make no other answer than that be painted for perpetuity . No vanity can more juftly incur contempt and indignation than that which boasts of negligence and hurry . For ...
... attention with which he retouched his pieces , he condef- cended to make no other answer than that be painted for perpetuity . No vanity can more juftly incur contempt and indignation than that which boasts of negligence and hurry . For ...
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The danger of attempting wit in converfation | 24 |
An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
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