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" He is now in his fifty-sixth year, cheerful, gay, and hearty; keeps a good house both in town and country; a great lover of mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his... "
The Spectator [by J. Addison and others]: with a biogr. and critical preface ... - Page 12
by Spectator The - 1853
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Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 466 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behavior, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich ; his servants look satisfied...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is Justice of the Quorum ; that he fills the...
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A History of English Literature, in a Series of Biographical Sketches

William Francis Collier - 1862 - 550 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the...
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A history of English literature, in a series of biographical sketches

William Francis Collier - 1862 - 678 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the...
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Addison's humorous essays, selected from the 'Spectator'.

Joseph Addison - 1863 - 202 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the...
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Chambers's readings in English prose ... 1558 to 1860

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the...
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A Thousand and One Gems of English Prose

1872 - 556 pages
...mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...way upstairs to a visit. I must not omit that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum, that he fills the chair at a quarter-sessions with great abilities,...
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The History of English Literature: With an Outline of the Origin and Growth ...

William Spalding - 1872 - 482 pages
...tenants grow rich ; his servants look satisfied ; all the young women profess love to him; and all the young men are glad of his company. When he comes...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum; that he fills the...
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The casquet of literature, a selection in poetry and prose, ed ..., Volumes 3-4

Casket - 1873 - 912 pages
...mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. white; Prom the sails the dew did drip — Till clomb...one, by the star-dogged moon. Too quick for groan Roger is a justice of the Quorum; that he fills the chair at a quarter-session with great abilities,...
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Selections from Addison's Papers Contributed to the Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1875 - 576 pages
...esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied, all the young women profess love to 30 him, and the young men are glad of his company; when...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the...
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Selections from Addison's papers contributed to the Spectator, ed. by T. Arnold

Joseph Addison - 1875 - 584 pages
...esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied, all the young women profess love to 30 him, and the young men are glad of his company ; when...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the...
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