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" His familiarity with the customs, manners, actions, and writings of the ancients, makes him a very delicate observer of what occurs to him in the present world. "
Essentials of English Grammar: For the Use of Schools - Page 4
by William Dwight Whitney - 1877 - 276 pages
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The Spectator: ...

1778 - 378 pages
...the age he lives in ; he has read all, but approves of very few. His familiarity with the cuftoms, manners, actions, and writings of the ancients, makes him a very delicate obferver of what occurs to him in the prefent world. He' is an excellent ciitic, and the time of the...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...moft of them fit for compilation. His talle of books is a little too rail for the age lie lives in; he has read all, but approves of very few. His familiarity with the culloms, manners, ait ions, and writings of the ancients, makes him a very delicate obferver of what...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 508 pages
...moft of them fit for conversation. His tafte of books is a little too juft for the age he lives in ; he has. read all, but approves of very few. His familiarity with the cuftoms, manners, actions, and writings of the ancients, makes him a very delicate obferver of what...
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Beispielsammlung zur Theorie und Literatur der Schönen ..., Volume 8, Part 2

Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1795 - 678 pages
...moil of them fit for Converfation. His tafte of Books is a little too juft for the Age he lives in ; he has read all but approves of very few. His Familiarity with the Cuftoms, Manners, Actions, and Writings of the Ancients, makes him a very delicate Obferver of what...
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

1803 - 420 pages
...most of them fit for conversation. His taste of books is a little too just for the age he lives in; he has read all, but approves of very few. His familiarity...the play is his hour of business; exactly at five he passes through New-Inn, crosses through Russel-Court, and takes a turn at Will's till the play begins;...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

1803 - 434 pages
...most of them fit for conversation. His taste of books is a little too just for the age he lives in; he has read all, but approves of very few. His familiarity with the customs, manners,actions, and writings of the ancients, makes him a very delicate observer of what occurs to...
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The British Essayists, Volume 6

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 pages
...most of them fit for conversation. His taste for books is a little too just for the age he lives in ; he has read all, but approves of very few. His familiarity...the play is his hour of business ; exactly at five he passes through New-Inn, crosses through Russelcourt, and takes a turn at Will's till the play begins...
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The Spectator, Volume 1

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 412 pages
...of them fit for conversation. His taste for books is a little too just for the age he lives in ; (\. has read all, but approves of very few. His familiarity...present world. He is an excellent critic, and the time «f the play is his hour of business ; exactly at five he passes through New-Inn, crosses through Russel-court,...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...most of them fit for conversation. Hie taste of books is a little too just for the age he lives in ; he has read all, but approves of very few. His familiarity...the play is his hour of business ; exactly at five he passes through New-Inn, crosses through Russel-Court, and takes a turn at Will's till the play begins...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...most of them fit for conversation. His taste of books is a little too just for the age he lives in ; he has read all, but approves of very few. His familiarity...the play is his hour of business; exactly at five he passes through New-Inn, crosses through Russel-Court, and takes a turn at Will's till the play begins...
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