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 | English essays - 1755 - 716 pages
...unfortui nately 1 added, that my own vanity was greatly flattered by it, in confcquencc of my beinjt lineally defcended from the firft man. Upon this my...rather difpleafed ; whether from a fufpicion that 1 was jefting, or upon an apprehenfton that I meant to vut-Jifand him, I cannot determine ; for , he... | |
 | Edward Moore - English essays - 1772 - 336 pages
...entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the unfpeakable advantages of ILLUSTRIOUS BIRTH ; and unfortunately I added, that my own vanity was...was jefting, or upon an apprehenfion that I meant to ovt-defcend him, I cannot determine ; for he contented himfelf with. .. faying, " That is not a neceflary... | |
 | 1776 - 278 pages
...tflat my own vanity was greatly flattered by it, in coofequence of my being lineally defcended froih the firft man. Upon this my friend looked grave, and feemed rather dif'pleafed ; whether frorti a fuipicion that I wasjsfting, or upon an apprehenfion thatl meant to out.deicend him, I cannot... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Authors, English - 1779 - 490 pages
...entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the unfpeakable advantages of ILLUSTRIOUS BIRTH, and unfortunately I added, that my own vanity was...out-defcend him, I cannot determine; for he contented himlelf with faying, " That is not a neceflary confequence neither, Mr. " Fitz-Adam, fince I have read... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Authors, English - 1779 - 490 pages
...entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the un-- fpeakable advantages of ILLUSTRIOUS BIRTH, and unfortunately I added, that my own vanity was...confequence of my being lineally defcended from the firSt man. Upon this my friend lopked grave, and feemed rather difpleafed; whether froma fufpicion... | |
 | 1786 - 636 pages
...of the unfpeakable advantages of I II uftriousBirth ; and unfortunately I added, that my own vaniry was greatly flattered by it, in confequence of my being lineally defcended from the firft man. Upon thi« rny friend looked grave, and feemed rather dil'pleafed; whether from a fufpicion that I was ¡cfting,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 292 pages
...entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the unspeakable advantages of ILLUSTRIOUS ZIRTII; and unfortunately I added, that my own •vanity was greatly flattered by it, in consequence of my being lineally descended from the first man. Upou this my friend looked grave, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 680 pages
...entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the unspeakable advantages of II.I.USTIUOUS BIRTH; and unfortunately I added, that my own vanity was greatly flattered by it, in consequence of my being lineally descended from the lirst man. Upon this my friend looked grave, and... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 296 pages
...entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the EJ unspeakable advantages of illustrious birth ; and unfortunately I added, that my own vanity was greatly flattered by it, in eonsequence of my being lineally descended from the first man. Upon this my friend looked grave, and... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 296 pages
...entirely removed all my doubts, and convinced me of the unspeakable advantages of ILLUSTRIOUS BIRTH: and unfortunately I added, that my own vanity was greatly flattered by it, in consequence of my being lineally descended from the first man. Upon this my friend looked grave, and... | |
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