The Gentleman's Magazine, Томови 184-185F. Jefferies, 1848 |
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... less metaphysi- cally into the bottom of them , for it is to those only I write who prefer nature to gilding , truth to refinement , and have more pleasure in looking upon these great actors dressing and undressing than when they are ...
... less metaphysi- cally into the bottom of them , for it is to those only I write who prefer nature to gilding , truth to refinement , and have more pleasure in looking upon these great actors dressing and undressing than when they are ...
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... less deep , whilst the cutting and shuffling , the dealing and the playing , is still the same , whether the stakes be halfpence or millions . " * We now proceed to select a few of the more leading characters described ; although had we ...
... less deep , whilst the cutting and shuffling , the dealing and the playing , is still the same , whether the stakes be halfpence or millions . " * We now proceed to select a few of the more leading characters described ; although had we ...
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... less apparently revenge- ful . Some of his friends , who were not unforgiving themselves , nor very apt to see imaginary faults in him , have con- demned this easiness in his temper as a weakness that has often exposed him to new ...
... less apparently revenge- ful . Some of his friends , who were not unforgiving themselves , nor very apt to see imaginary faults in him , have con- demned this easiness in his temper as a weakness that has often exposed him to new ...
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... less judgment to poise his pas- sions , none ever listened less to that little they had . He was rash in his undertak- ings , violent in his proceedings , haughty in his carriage , brutal in his expressions , and cruel in his ...
... less judgment to poise his pas- sions , none ever listened less to that little they had . He was rash in his undertak- ings , violent in his proceedings , haughty in his carriage , brutal in his expressions , and cruel in his ...
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... less judgment to poise his pas sions , none ever listened less to that little they had . He was rash in his undertak- ings , violent in his proceedings , haughty in his carriage , brutal in his expressions , and cruel in his disposition ...
... less judgment to poise his pas sions , none ever listened less to that little they had . He was rash in his undertak- ings , violent in his proceedings , haughty in his carriage , brutal in his expressions , and cruel in his disposition ...
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