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The Attic Miscellany, Or, Characteristic Mirror of Men and Things - Page 165
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The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar ..., Volume 5

Richard Cumberland - Conduct of life - 1790 - 330 pages
...thoughts, he calls in thofe of another perfon, no matter whom—tiie fir it iille author that ftands next to his hand ; he takes up a book ; 'tis a volume...mere chance upon The Choleric Man ; 'twas one to a thoufand hefhould ftrike upon that blafted play—- What an infernal title ! What execrable nonfenfe...
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 12

Books and bookselling - 1790 - 564 pages
...thoughts, he calls in thofe of another perfon, во matter whom — the firft io'i: author that itaods next to his hand : he takes up a book ; 'tis a volume...our poets put together are not worth a halter -, he Auinbles by mere chance upon The Cbcieric Man ; 'twas one to a thoufand he flioulj flrike upon that...
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THE OBSERVER, Volume 4

Richard Cumberland - Conduct of life - 1791 - 308 pages
...thoughts, he calls in thofe of another perfon,- no matter whom — the firft idle author that llands next to his hand : he takes up a book ; tis a volume...our poets put together are not worth a halter; he Humbles by mere chance upon The Choleric Afan^ 'twas one to a thoufand he fhould ftrike upon that blalted...
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The New-York magazine; or, Literary repository, Volume 3

1792 - 822 pages
...idle author that (lands next to his bind : he takes up a book ; 'tis * volume of comedies; he opsns it at random ; 'tis all alike to him where he begins;...our poets put together are not worth a halter; he Humbles by raeré chance upon The Choleric Мам ; 'twas one to a thoufand he ihould ftrike upon that...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 43

British essayists - 1803 - 278 pages
...thoughts, he calls in those of anotfcsr person, no matter whom—-the first idle au.» thor thai stands next to his hand : he takes up a book; 'tis a volume...our poets put together are not worth a halter ; he stumbles by mere chance upon ' The Choleric Man ;' 'twas one to a thousand he should strike upon that...
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The British Essayists, Volume 40

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 534 pages
...tormenting thoughts, he calls in those of another person, no matter whom—the first idle author that stands next to his hand : he takes up a book ; 'tis a volume...our poets put together are not worth a halter; he stumbles by mere chance upon ' The Choleric Man ;' 'twas one to a thousand he should strike upon that...
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The British Essayists: Observer

James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 374 pages
...tormenting thoughts, he calls in those of another person, no matter whom, the first idle author that stands next to his hand : he takes up a book; 'tis a volume...our poets put together are not worth a halter; he stumbles by mere chance upon " The Choleric Man;" 'twas one to a thousand he should strike upon that...
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Observer

Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 316 pages
...tormenting thoughts, he calls in those of another person, no matter whom—the first idle author that stands next to his hand : he takes up a book; 'tis a volume of comedies; he opens it at random; 'ti» all alike to him where he begins; all our poets put together are not worth a halter; he stumbles...
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