The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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... objects which the compiler proposed to himself in this undertaking ; but it would have been inconsistent with the light and cursory nature of his design , to have brought them forward , either in any sort of chronological order , or ...
... objects which the compiler proposed to himself in this undertaking ; but it would have been inconsistent with the light and cursory nature of his design , to have brought them forward , either in any sort of chronological order , or ...
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... object and intent , by placing facts together in such a manner as to produce all the force of argument combined with the interest which lively description never fails to awaken . You will find a very splendid specimen of this species of ...
... object and intent , by placing facts together in such a manner as to produce all the force of argument combined with the interest which lively description never fails to awaken . You will find a very splendid specimen of this species of ...
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... object of the late bountiful grant from his Majesty's ministers , in order to possess them- selves , under the name of creditors and assignees , of every country in India , as fast as it should be conquer- ed , inspired into the mind of ...
... object of the late bountiful grant from his Majesty's ministers , in order to possess them- selves , under the name of creditors and assignees , of every country in India , as fast as it should be conquer- ed , inspired into the mind of ...
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... object , and to leave it to your general con- ceptions . " CHAP . II . CALAMITIES . " IT is very strange , " said the Bachelor , " when Egeria had laid down the book , that we should en- joy so much pleasure from the description of ca ...
... object , and to leave it to your general con- ceptions . " CHAP . II . CALAMITIES . " IT is very strange , " said the Bachelor , " when Egeria had laid down the book , that we should en- joy so much pleasure from the description of ca ...
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... object of the care of Pro- vidence , is most strikingly delineated . This morning for example , in turning over the leaves of De Hum- boldt's Travels , I felt myself very pleasingly interested by his vigorous description of the ...
... object of the care of Pro- vidence , is most strikingly delineated . This morning for example , in turning over the leaves of De Hum- boldt's Travels , I felt myself very pleasingly interested by his vigorous description of the ...
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ancient appear Bachelor beauty Benedict breath caboceer called cataract Catiline CHAP character church Demonax Devil Don Quixote Dr Johnson dreadful Duke of Burgundy earth EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE effect English equal eyes fall FAUST feel fire friends genius Gil Blas give gold Greek hand hath hear heard heart heaven holy honour human Hyder Ali imagination Ioannina Jaffa king less live look Lord magnificent manner MARGARET ment Mephistopheles merits mind morning nature never night o'er object observed Odoacer opinion ornaments palaces passages peculiar perhaps persons pleasure poet poetical poetry possess principles racter replied the Nymph respect Roman round scarcely scene sentiments Shirley Sibylline books side song Sotheby's soul spirit steam stood style sweet taste thee thing thou thought tion Tom Jones truth Warburton whole