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The British Essayists - Page xcviii
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

1803 - 434 pages
...but he has chosen his place of residence, rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome fether, than in pursuit of his own inclinations. He was placed...The father sends up every post questions relating to marriage-article?, leases, and tenures, in the neighbourhood ; all which questions he agrees with au...
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The Spectator, Volume 1

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 412 pages
...but he has chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, than in pursuit of his own inclinations. He was placed there to study the la-,vs of the land, and is the most learned of any of the house in those of the stage. Aristotle and...
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The Beauties of the Spectator, Tatler, and Guardian,

G. Hamonière - 1819 - 388 pages
...chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, than in the pursuit of his own inclinations. He was placed there...of the land, and is the most learned of any of the bouse in those of the stage. est devenu si humble dans ses désirs, qu'il ne s'est adressé qu'à de...
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The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J. Ferguson, Volume 37

British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, than in pursuit of his own inclinations. He wag placed there to study the laws of the land, and is the most learned of any one of the house in those of the stage. Aristotle and Longinus are much better understood by him than...
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The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index. The Eight Volumes Comprised ...

1822 - 788 pages
...; but he has chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old lumorsome father, ailty can a discourse correct, which censures the...whole species alike, and endeavours to show, by some mpst learned of any of the louse in those of the stage. Aristotle andLonginui are much better understood...
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The British Essayists: Spectator

James Ferguson - 1823 - 450 pages
...but he has chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, than in pursuit of his own inclinations. He was placed there to study the laws of the land, and is the mostlearnedof any one of the house in those of the stage. Aristotle and Longinus are much better understood...
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The British Essayists: With Prefaces Biographical, Historical ..., Volumes 5-6

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 632 pages
...but he has chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, than in pursuit of his own inclinations. He was placed there to study the laws of the land, wd is the most learned of any of the house in those of the stage. Aristotle and Longinus are much better...
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Spectator (The)

1836 - 1118 pages
...nee rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, than in pursuit of bis own inclinaions. ill of his own person) in taking that public occasion n those of the stage. Aristotle and Longinus are much better understood by him than Littleton or 3oke....
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The Works of Joseph Addison, Volumes 1-2

Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pages
...but he has chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old humoursome father, mad, and have begged his servants Longimis are much better understood by him than Littleton or Coke. The father .sends up every post...
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A Book for a Corner: Or, Selections in Prose and Verse from ..., Volume 1

1852 - 460 pages
...poet, and the statesman, might all have been seen through by discerning eyes. an old humorsome father, than in pursuit of his own inclinations. He was placed...to marriage-articles, leases, and tenures, in the neighborhood ; all which questions he agrees with an attorney to answer in the lump. He is studying...
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