The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 109
... Richardson attended little to business . He used even to give his orders to his workmen in writing ; a practice which Sir John Hawkins is inclined to attri- bute to stateliness and bad temper , but for which Mrs. Barbauld finds a better ...
... Richardson attended little to business . He used even to give his orders to his workmen in writing ; a practice which Sir John Hawkins is inclined to attri- bute to stateliness and bad temper , but for which Mrs. Barbauld finds a better ...
Page 110
... Richardson with Fielding , he was in the habit of opposing the nature of one to the manners of the other ; but Field- ing's manners are only superadded to his nature , not opposed to it , which makes all the difference . As to Richardson ...
... Richardson with Fielding , he was in the habit of opposing the nature of one to the manners of the other ; but Field- ing's manners are only superadded to his nature , not opposed to it , which makes all the difference . As to Richardson ...
Page 112
... Richardson's parlour , where the practice was for one of the young ladies to read while the rest sat with mute attention round a large table , and employed themselves in some kind of needlework . Mr. Richardson generally retired to his ...
... Richardson's parlour , where the practice was for one of the young ladies to read while the rest sat with mute attention round a large table , and employed themselves in some kind of needlework . Mr. Richardson generally retired to his ...
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