The British Essayists: The MirrorLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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الصفحة 43
... humour , and to communicate the liveliness of their fancy to the society around them . I found it no difficult matter to be admitted to a party of this kind ; I was introduced , at a public place , to a gentleman , who , I was told ...
... humour , and to communicate the liveliness of their fancy to the society around them . I found it no difficult matter to be admitted to a party of this kind ; I was introduced , at a public place , to a gentleman , who , I was told ...
الصفحة 44
... humour , and for whose appearance I had been made to look , for some time , with impa- tience . " The superiority of his talents for conversation seemed , indeed , to be acknowledged ; for he was allowed to talk almost unceasingly ...
... humour , and for whose appearance I had been made to look , for some time , with impa- tience . " The superiority of his talents for conversation seemed , indeed , to be acknowledged ; for he was allowed to talk almost unceasingly ...
الصفحة 77
... humour are to be envied . At the same time , without expressing those senti- ments which , I doubt not , will occur to many of my readers upon the perusal of his letter , I cannot but observe , that I have sometimes felt regret , that ...
... humour are to be envied . At the same time , without expressing those senti- ments which , I doubt not , will occur to many of my readers upon the perusal of his letter , I cannot but observe , that I have sometimes felt regret , that ...
الصفحة 158
... humour , there can be no sort of doubt that the English stand perfectly unrivalled by their northern neighbours . The English excel in comedy ; several of their ro- mances are replete with the most humorous repre- sentations of life and ...
... humour , there can be no sort of doubt that the English stand perfectly unrivalled by their northern neighbours . The English excel in comedy ; several of their ro- mances are replete with the most humorous repre- sentations of life and ...
الصفحة 159
... humour ; and few humorous charac- ters will appear . It is only in countries where men wanton in the extravagances of wealth , that some are led to indulge a particular vein of character , and that others are induced to delineate and ...
... humour ; and few humorous charac- ters will appear . It is only in countries where men wanton in the extravagances of wealth , that some are led to indulge a particular vein of character , and that others are induced to delineate and ...
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