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Materials for thinking, extracted from the works of ancient and modern ... - Page 232
1837
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Wisdom and Genius of Dr. Samuel Johnson: Selected from His Prose Writings

Samuel Johnson, William Alexander Clouston - 1875 - 346 pages
...immaturity of youth, in the ardour of desire, without judgment, without foresight, without inquiry after conformity of opinions, similarity of manners, rectitude...reciprocate civilities, go home and dream of one another. Having little to divert attention, or diversify thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are...
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Things a lady would like to know concerning domestic management and expenditure

Henry Southgate - 1875 - 574 pages
...into conformity of opinions, similarity of manners, rectitude of judgment, or purity of sentiment I Such is the common process of marriage. A youth and...civilities, go home and dream of one another ; and having but little to divert attention or diversify thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are apart,...
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The History of Rasselas. And Elizabeth

Samuel Johnson - 1876 - 430 pages
...immaturity of youth, in the ardour of desire, without judgment, without foresight, without inquiry after conformity of opinions, similarity of manners, rectitude...sentiment? "Such is the common process of marriage. A youth or maiden meeting by chance, or brought together by artifice, exchange glances, reciprocate civilities,...
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Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1878 - 144 pages
...land where there is boundless liberty of divorce, wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact. "A youth and maiden meeting by chance, or brought...glances, reciprocate civilities, go home, and dream of each other. Such," says Rasselas, " is the common process of marriage." Such it may have been, and...
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Johnson. Select works, ed. with intr. and notes by A. Milnes. Lives of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1879 - 510 pages
...immaturity of youth, in the ardour of desire, without judgment, without foresight, without inquiry after conformity of opinions, similarity of manners, rectitude...reciprocate civilities, go home, and dream of one another. Having little to divert attention, or diversify thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are...
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Miscellaneous Works of Lord Macaulay, Volume 4

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 684 pages
...land where there is boundless liberty of divorce, wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact. " A youth and maiden meeting by chance, or brought together...glances, reciprocate civilities, go home, and dream of each other. Such," says Rasselas, " is the common process of marriage." Such it may have been, and...
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The Miscellaneous Writings, Speeches and Poems, Volume 2

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 498 pages
...land where there is boundless liberty of divorce, wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact. " A youth and maiden meeting by chance, or brought together...glances, reciprocate civilities, go home, and •dream of each other. Such," says Kasselas, " is the common process of marriage." Such it may have been, and...
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The Six Chief Lives from Johnson's Lives of the Poets: With Macaulay's Life ...

Samuel Johnson - 1881 - 570 pages
...aland where there is boundless liberty of divorce, wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact. A youth and maiden meeting by chance or brought together...glances, reciprocate civilities, go home and dream of each other. " Such," says Rasselas, " is the common process of marriage." Such it may have been, and...
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Cheerful homes, how to get and keep them; or, Counsels to those about to marry

John William Kirton - 1882 - 316 pages
...immaturity of youth, in the ardour of desire, without judgment, without foresight, without inquiry after conformity of opinions, similarity of manners, rectitude...reciprocate civilities, go home, and dream of one another. Having little to divert attention or diversify thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are apart,...
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The history of the caliph Vathek, by W. Beckford [tr. by S. Henley]. Also ...

William Beckford - 1883 - 454 pages
...immaturity of youth, in the ardour of desire, without judgment, without foresight, without inquiry after conformity of opinions, similarity of manners, rectitude...reciprocate civilities, go home, and dream of one another. Having little to divert attention, or diversify thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are...
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