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The attitude of the gentleman , even , is a study from contemporary manners . ... The unobtrusive but ingenious manner in which he makes even the most trivial accessories of his pictures tell his moral , or slily point his satire ...
The attitude of the gentleman , even , is a study from contemporary manners . ... The unobtrusive but ingenious manner in which he makes even the most trivial accessories of his pictures tell his moral , or slily point his satire ...
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... writing at sundry times and in divers manners , in the concoction of the ensemble , he treats as beyond controversy . ... in a manner at once consistent with the context , with common sense , and with the language and customs of ...
... writing at sundry times and in divers manners , in the concoction of the ensemble , he treats as beyond controversy . ... in a manner at once consistent with the context , with common sense , and with the language and customs of ...
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No sooner on the river than an incident occurred , in which the cou- rage of the missionaries displayed itself in a more remarkable manner even than when they drove the judges from their benches and tried their own case themselves .
No sooner on the river than an incident occurred , in which the cou- rage of the missionaries displayed itself in a more remarkable manner even than when they drove the judges from their benches and tried their own case themselves .
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Contents
THE SITES OF THE DOOMED CITIES | 1 |
HER MAJESTYS OPPOSITION BY DOCTOR PINCH | 18 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY OR ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MANNERS AND CUS | 33 |
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