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" ... my good master was always the poor man's friend. Upon his coming home, the first complaint he made was, that he had lost his roast-beef stomach, not being able to touch a sirloin, which was served up according to custom ; and you know he used to take... "
The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers from the Spectator - Page 222
by Joseph Addison - 1902 - 256 pages
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The Spectator, Volume 7

1753 - 384 pages
...in it. From that ' time forward he grew worfe ard worfe, but flill kept ' a good Heart to the laft. Indeed we were once in ' great hope of his Recovery, upon a kird Meffage ' that was fent him from the Widow Lady whom he had ' made love to the forty laft Years...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 14

British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...able to touch a sirloin, which was served up according to custom ; and you know he used to take great delight in it. From that time, forward he grew worse...his life ; but this only proved a lightning before death. He has bequeathed to this lady, as a token of his love, a great pearl necklace, and a couple...
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Select British Classics, Volume 17

1803 - 408 pages
...able to touch a sirloin, which was served up according to custom ; and you know he used to take great delight in it. From that time forward he grew worse...him from the widow lady whom he had made love to the last forty years of his life ; but this only proved a lightning before death. He has bequeathed to...
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1804 - 412 pages
...to touch a sirloin, which was served up. accord. ing to custom ; and you know he used to take great delight in it. From that time forward he grew worse...his life ; but this only proved a lightning before death. He has bequeathed to this lady, as a token of his love, a great pearl necklace, and a couple...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...able to touch a sirloin, which was served up according to custom ; and you know he used to take great delight in it. From that time forward he grew worse...good heart to the last. Indeed, we were once in great hopes of his recovery, upon a kind message that was sent him from the widow lady whom he had made love...
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The British Essayists, Volume 14

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 pages
...able to touch a sirloin, which was served up according to custom j and you know he used to take great delight in it. From that time forward he grew worse...great hope of his recovery, upon a kind message that \vas sent him from the widow lady whom he had made love to the forty last years of his life; but this...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 274 pages
...sirloin, which was served up according to custom ; and you know he used to take great delight in it. Trom that time forward he grew worse and worse, but still...his life; but this only proved a lightning before death. He has bequeathed to this lady, as a token of his love, a great pearl necklace, and a couple...
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The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 278 pages
...able to touch a sirloin, which was served up according to custom ; and you know he used to take great delight in it. From that .time forward he grew worse...his life ; but this only proved a lightning before death. He has bequeathed to this lady, as a token of his love, a great pearl necklace, and a couple...
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The Spectator, Volume 8

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 348 pages
...able to touch a sirloin, which was served up according to custom ; and you know he used to take great delight in it. From that time forward he grew worse...good heart to the last. Indeed we were once in great hopes of his recovery upon a kind message that was sent him from the widow lady whom he had made love...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, a New Ed., with ..., Volume 5

Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 522 pages
...he grew worse and worse, but still kept a good heart to the last. Indeed we were once in great hopes of his recovery, upon a kind message that was sent...this only proved a lightning before his death. He has bequeathto this lady, as a token of his love, a great pearl necklace, and a couple of silver bracelets...
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