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" Some of them could not refrain from tears at the sight of their old master; every one of them pressed forward to do something for him, and seemed discouraged if they were not employed. At the same time the good old knight, with a mixture of the father... "
Sir Roger de Coverley. Reimpr. from The Spectator - Page 23
by Joseph Addison - 1883
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 342 pages
...prcfs'd forward to do fomething for him, and feemed difcouraged if they were not employed. At the fame time the good old Knight, with a Mixture of the Father and the Mafter of the Family, tempered the Enquiries after his own Affairs with feveral kind Queftions relating...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...preflTed forward to do fomcthing for him, and fe<rmed dilcouraged if they were not employed. At the fame time the good old knight, with a mixture of the father and the matter of the family, tempered the enquiries after his own affairs with leverul kindqueftions lelating...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 7

British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...Some of them could not refrain from tears at the sight of their old master; every one of them pressed forward to do something for him, and seemed discouraged...questions relating to themselves. This humanity and good nature engages every body to him, so that when he is pleasant upon any of them, all his family...
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The British Essayists: The Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...Some of them could not refrain from tears at the sight of their old master; every one of them pressed forward to do something for him, and seemed discouraged...questions relating to themselves. This humanity and good nature engages every body to him, so that when he is pleasant upon any of them, all his family...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 472 pages
...Some of them could not refrain from tears at the sight of their old master; every one of them pressed forward to do something for him, and seemed discouraged...with several kind questions relating to themselves. Thus humanity and good nature engages every body to him ; so that when he is pleasant upon any of them,...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 466 pages
...Some of them could not refrain from tears at the sight of their old master ; every one of them pressed forward to do something for him, and seemed discouraged...with several kind questions relating to themselves. Thus humanity and good nature engages every body to him ; so that when he is pleasant upon any of them,...
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1804 - 676 pages
...Some of them could not refrain from tears at the sight of their old master; every one of them pressed forward to do something for him, and seemed discouraged...good-nature engages every body to him, so that when he is pleatant upon any of them all his family are in good hi!-. lnour, and none so much as tbe person whom...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...Some of them could not refrain from tears at the sight of their old master ; every one of them pressed forward to do something for him, and seemed discouraged...employed. At the same time, the good old knight, with the mixture of the father and the master of the family, tempered the inquiries after'his own affairs...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...their old master ; every one of them pressed for•ward to do* something for him, and seemed discour if they were not employed. At the same time, the good old knight, with the mixture of the father and the master of the family, tempered the enquiries after his own affairs...
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The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J. Ferguson, Volume 36

British essayists - 1819 - 340 pages
...Some of them could not refrain from tears at the sight of their old master ; every one of them pressed forward to do something for him, and ' seemed discouraged...questions relating to themselves. This humanity and good nature engages every body to him, so that when he is pleasant upon any of them, all his family...
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