The Rambler. ...J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1752 |
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Page 111
... conduct , ei- ther reform or confirm my present fen- timents . My father was the fecond fon of a very antient and wealthy family . He married a lady of equal birth , whofe fortune , joined to his own , might have fupported him and his ...
... conduct , ei- ther reform or confirm my present fen- timents . My father was the fecond fon of a very antient and wealthy family . He married a lady of equal birth , whofe fortune , joined to his own , might have fupported him and his ...
Page 238
... conducted their fa- vourites , difcovers fome by - path , or easier acclivity , which , though it cannot conduct him to the fummit , will yet enable him to overlook those with whom he is now con- tending for eminence ; and we feldom ...
... conducted their fa- vourites , difcovers fome by - path , or easier acclivity , which , though it cannot conduct him to the fummit , will yet enable him to overlook those with whom he is now con- tending for eminence ; and we feldom ...
Page 239
... conduct , and the limit of their hopes . Almoft every man if closely examined , will be found to have enlifted himself under fome leader whom he expects to conduct him to renown ; to have fome hero or other , living or dead ...
... conduct , and the limit of their hopes . Almoft every man if closely examined , will be found to have enlifted himself under fome leader whom he expects to conduct him to renown ; to have fome hero or other , living or dead ...
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The danger of attempting wit in converfation | 24 |
An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
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