The Mirror: A Periodical Paper Published in Edinburgh in the Years 1779 and 1780, 第 1 巻 |
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When your eldest son , ' he added , “ is thus qualified , it will be easy for me to get
him appointed secretary to an embassy ; and if he shall then possess those
abilities of which he has now every appearance , I make no doubt I shall be able
to ...
When your eldest son , ' he added , “ is thus qualified , it will be easy for me to get
him appointed secretary to an embassy ; and if he shall then possess those
abilities of which he has now every appearance , I make no doubt I shall be able
to ...
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To stop this inundation of absurdity , and , at the same time , to try the boys further
, I introduced some topics of conversation on which they ought to have been able
to say something . But on these subjects they were perfectly mute ; and I could ...
To stop this inundation of absurdity , and , at the same time , to try the boys further
, I introduced some topics of conversation on which they ought to have been able
to say something . But on these subjects they were perfectly mute ; and I could ...
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My friend pointed out to me , in different parts of the house , some of the reigning
toasts of our times , but so changed , that without his assistance , I never should
have been able to find them out . I looked in vain for that form , that complexion ...
My friend pointed out to me , in different parts of the house , some of the reigning
toasts of our times , but so changed , that without his assistance , I never should
have been able to find them out . I looked in vain for that form , that complexion ...
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I mean not to dispute the solidity of their system , as I am persuaded they have
studied the subject deeply , and under very able and learned masters . I would
only take the liberty of hinting the purpose for which , I have been told by some ...
I mean not to dispute the solidity of their system , as I am persuaded they have
studied the subject deeply , and under very able and learned masters . I would
only take the liberty of hinting the purpose for which , I have been told by some ...
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... he must know the chances of hazard ; he must be able to decide on any
dispute with regard to the form of a hat , or the fashion of a buckle ; and he must
be able to tell my lady duchess whether Marechalle powder suits best a brown or
a fair ...
... he must know the chances of hazard ; he must be able to decide on any
dispute with regard to the form of a hat , or the fashion of a buckle ; and he must
be able to tell my lady duchess whether Marechalle powder suits best a brown or
a fair ...
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