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" I was surprised, after the civilities of my first reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity, which a rural life always promises, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence,... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: An essay on the life and genius of ... - Page 83
by Samuel Johnson - 1837
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The Rambler: In Four Volumes, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1784 - 340 pages
...promiles, and, if well conduced, might always afford, a confided wild,nefs of care, and a tumuituous hurry of diligence, by which every face was clouded,...agitated. The old lady, who was my father's relation, wa;, indeed, very full of the happinels which ihe received from my vifii, and, according to the forms...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...which a rural life always promifes, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confufed wildnefs of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which...lady, who was my father's relation, was, indeed, very Y3 full 326 THE RAMBLER. N° 51. full of the happinefs which fhe received from my vifit, and, according...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...which a rural life always promifes, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confufed wildnefs of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which...face was clouded, and every motion agitated. The old Jady, who was my father's relation, was, indeed, very full of the happinefs which fhe received from...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...which a rural life always promifes, and, if well conducted, mighe always afford, a confufed wildnefs of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which...face was clouded, and every motion agitated. The old Jady, who was my father's relation, was, indeed, very full of the happinefs which fhe received from...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...which a rural life always promifes, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confufed wildnefs of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which...my father's relation, was, indeed, very full of the happinefs which fhe received from my vifit, and according to the forms of obfolcte breeding, infifted...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 1

1801 - 342 pages
...which a rural life always promifes, and, if well conduced, might always aiFord, a confufed wildnefs of care, and a tumultuous hurry, of diligence, by...my father's relation, was, indeed, very full of the happinefs which fhe received from my vifit, and and, according to the forms of obfolete breeding, infifted...
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Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...which a rural life always promifes, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confufed wildnefs of care, and a tumultuous hurry of diligence, by which...my father's relation, was, indeed, very full of the happincfs which fhe received from my vifit, and according to the forms of obfolete breeding, infilled...
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Select British Classics, Volume 5

1803 - 322 pages
...reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity, which a rural life always promises, and if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness...and, according to the forms of obsolete breeding, insisted that I should recompense the long delay of my^ company with a promise not to leave her till...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 54

1831 - 652 pages
...instead of the leisure and tranquil( lity which a rural life always promises, and, if well conduct' ed, might always afford, a confused wildness of care,...face was ' clouded, and every motion agitated.' The gentle Tranquilla informs us, that she ' had not passed the earlier part of life « without the flattery...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 pages
...reception, to find, instead of the leisure and tranquillity which a rural life always promises, and, if well conducted, might always afford, a confused wildness...visit, and according to the forms of obsolete breeding, insisted that I should recompense the Jong delay of my company with a promise not to leave her till...
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