Harrison's British Classicks, Volumen6Harrison and Company, 1786 |
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... obliged to undergo on Account of Election Matters . Re- flections on the dangerous Confequences of Ladies interfering in Elections ; with a Proposal to prevent them XXI . Tquaffouw and Knonmquaiha , an Hottentot Story XXII . Letter , on ...
... obliged to undergo on Account of Election Matters . Re- flections on the dangerous Confequences of Ladies interfering in Elections ; with a Proposal to prevent them XXI . Tquaffouw and Knonmquaiha , an Hottentot Story XXII . Letter , on ...
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... obliged to tug without the leaft refpite ; and though the voyage fhould turn out fuccefsful , they have little or no ... oblige them in some meafure , I fhall at prefent recommend to their notice the following advertise- ment , which has ...
... obliged to tug without the leaft refpite ; and though the voyage fhould turn out fuccefsful , they have little or no ... oblige them in some meafure , I fhall at prefent recommend to their notice the following advertise- ment , which has ...
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... obliged to retrench . Thus it happens , when they have made themselves remarkable by a fhew of ex- ceffive love . They begin with great eclat , are lavish of their fondness at first , but their whole ftock is foon wafted ; and their ...
... obliged to retrench . Thus it happens , when they have made themselves remarkable by a fhew of ex- ceffive love . They begin with great eclat , are lavish of their fondness at first , but their whole ftock is foon wafted ; and their ...
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... obliged to return ( as Bookwit has it ) ( to fmall - beer and three - half- penny commons . ' < for inferting it ; and the learned reader will have the the additional pleasure of admiring it as an humorous imitation of Horace . ICCI ...
... obliged to return ( as Bookwit has it ) ( to fmall - beer and three - half- penny commons . ' < for inferting it ; and the learned reader will have the the additional pleasure of admiring it as an humorous imitation of Horace . ICCI ...
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... obliged to come back with a few guineas he borrowed to bring him over . Here he foon became uni- verfally known by frequenting every gambling - table , and attending every horfe - race in the kingdom . He first re- duced betting into an ...
... obliged to come back with a few guineas he borrowed to bring him over . Here he foon became uni- verfally known by frequenting every gambling - table , and attending every horfe - race in the kingdom . He first re- duced betting into an ...
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Términos y frases comunes
abfurd acquaintance affured alfo almoft amufement Babler bagnios beauty becauſe cafe China Chineſe Clare Market confequence confider confiderable converfation Dæmon defign defire drefs endeavour faid fame fashion fcarce feemed feen felf felves fenfe fenfible fent fervant ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide filk fince fingle firft fituation fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fortune fpirit ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure gentleman himſelf honour horfe houfe houſe huſband inftance juft lady laft leaft lefs LETTER look manner ment Mifs moft moſt muft muſt myfelf nature neceffary neral never obferved obliged occafion paffed paffion perfon philofopher pleafed pleaſure poffeffed poffible prefent racter reafon refolved refpect reft thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion town ufual univerfal uſed vifit whofe whole wife worfe young
Pasajes populares
Página 7 - I am a Jew: hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by' the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is?
Página 313 - Mr. Town is a fair, black, middle-sized, very short man. He wears his own hair, and a periwig. He is about thirty years of age, and not more than four and twenty. He is a student of the law, and a bachelor of physic.
Página 196 - The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention ; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation ; and the world is called upon to gaze at the noble sufferers...
Página 198 - Our crew was carried into a French prison, and many of them died because they were not used to live in a jail ; but for my part it was nothing to me, for I was seasoned. One night...
Página 44 - He told the story of the ivy-tree, and that was laughed at; he repeated the jest of the two scholars and one pair of breeches, and the company laughed at that; but the story of Taffy in the sedan-chair, was sure to set the table in a roar.
Página 220 - Umbrae, or shadows; and, indeed, this appellation conveys a very full idea of the nature of these humble retainers to the wealthy, since they not only follow them like their shadows, but ' like a shadow prove the substance true...
Página 29 - ... you are to be drawn on hurdles to the place of execution, where you are to be hanged by the neck, but not until you are dead...
Página 143 - The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
Página 43 - Some affect humanity and tenderness, others boast of having such dispositions from nature ; but he is the only man I ever knew who seemed ashamed of his natural benevolence. He takes as much pains to hide his feelings, as any hypocrite would to conceal his indifference ; but on every unguarded moment the mask drops off, and reveals him to the most superficial observer.
Página 253 - ... of horses, let six bright bays, blacks, or greys prance down one side of her head ; and according to the rank she insists upon, let a ducal or an earl's coronet, or a bloody hand be distinguished upon her capriole.