The British Essayists: The AdventurerLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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... learned that by breaches of chastity no man was thought to incur either guilt or shame ; but that , on the contrary , they were essentially necessary to the character of a fine gentleman . I soon copied the original , which I found to ...
... learned that by breaches of chastity no man was thought to incur either guilt or shame ; but that , on the contrary , they were essentially necessary to the character of a fine gentleman . I soon copied the original , which I found to ...
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... learned , among other grown gentlemen , to dance , which greatly enlarged my acquaintance ; I entered into a subscription for country dances once a week at a tavern , where each gentleman engaged to bring a partner ; at the same time I ...
... learned , among other grown gentlemen , to dance , which greatly enlarged my acquaintance ; I entered into a subscription for country dances once a week at a tavern , where each gentleman engaged to bring a partner ; at the same time I ...
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... learned a sufficient number of fashion- able toasts , and got by heart several toping and several bawdy songs , some of which I ventured to roar out with a friend hanging on my arm , as we scoured the street after our nocturnal revel ...
... learned a sufficient number of fashion- able toasts , and got by heart several toping and several bawdy songs , some of which I ventured to roar out with a friend hanging on my arm , as we scoured the street after our nocturnal revel ...
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... learned to pack cards , and to cog a die ; became a bully to whores ; passed my nights in a brothel , the street , or the watch- house ; was utterly insensible of shame , and lived upon the town as a beast of prey in a forest . I ...
... learned to pack cards , and to cog a die ; became a bully to whores ; passed my nights in a brothel , the street , or the watch- house ; was utterly insensible of shame , and lived upon the town as a beast of prey in a forest . I ...
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... learned how an in- numerable progeny are contained in the parent plant ; how they expand and quicken by degrees ; how from the same soil each imbibes a different juice , which , rising from the root , hardens into branches above ...
... learned how an in- numerable progeny are contained in the parent plant ; how they expand and quicken by degrees ; how from the same soil each imbibes a different juice , which , rising from the root , hardens into branches above ...
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Common terms and phrases
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