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The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper: With an Introductory ... - Page 304
by William Hayley - 1803
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London Magazine Enlarged and Improved, Volume 25

English essays - 1756 - 692 pages
...Corindantes in general are like crazy firelocks, which aie no fooner charged and p cockcil, than the fpnrg gives way, and the report immediately follows. Happy to have been thought worthy the conlide nee of one f. icnd, they are impatient lo in.miful their importance to another ; till between...
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The Connoisseur, Volume 4

Bonnell Thornton, George Colman - London (England) - 1767 - 310 pages
...any which ho is fo likely to, abufeu . Corificiants in general are M4 n» CONNOISSEUR. N°. 119. ^rc like crazy fire-locks, which are no fooner charged...matter is prefently known to all our friends round $e Wrekin. The fecret catches as it were by contact, and like eledtrical matter breaks forth from every...
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The Connoisseur. By Mr. Town, Critic and Censor-general. ...

Mr. Town - 1767 - 296 pages
...the intrufting him with a Secret; nor any which he is fo likely to abufe. Confidants in general are are like crazy fire-locks, which are no fooner charged...them and their friend, and their friend's friend, the whok matter is prefently known to all our friends round tat IVnkin. The fecret catches as it were by...
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The Connoisseur, Volume 4

1774 - 298 pages
...CONNOISSEUR. N are like crazy fire-locks, which are no former charged and cocked, than the fpring givss way, and the report immediately follows. Happy to...friend, and their friend's friend, the whole matter is prefcntly known to all turfritndi round the WretHtt. The fecret catches, as it were, by contadt, and...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 6

1786 - 782 pages
...way, ind the report ifbintdiately follows. Нярру to have been thought worthy the conlidenee *f one friend, they are impatient to manifeft their importance to another; till between them and their friend, anil their friend's friend, the whole matter i» prefemly known to ' »'.r ' our friends round the...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 32

British essayists - 1802 - 260 pages
...Confidantes in general are like crazy fire-locks, which are no sooner charged and cocked, than the spring gives way, and the report immediately follows. Happy...the confidence of one friend, they are impatient to manifest their importance to another ; till between them and their friend, and their friend's friend,...
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The British Essayists: The Connoisseur

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 484 pages
...general are like crazy fire-locks, which are no sooner charged and cocked, than the spring gives way,and the report immediately follows. Happy to have been...the confidence of one friend, they are impatient to manifest their importance to another ; till between them and their friend, and their friend's friend,...
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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1803 - 442 pages
...Confidants in general are like crazy firelocks;, which are no sooner charged and cocked, than the spring gives way, and the report immediately follows. Happy...the confidence of one friend, they are impatient to manifest their importance to another : till between them and their friend, and their friend's friend,...
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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1803 - 456 pages
...Confidants in general are like crazy firelocks, which are no sooner charged and cocked, than the spring gives way, and the report immediately follows. Happy...worthy the confidence of one friend, they are impatient ticnt to manifest their importance to another: till between them and their friend, and their friend's...
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The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr: With ..., Volume 2

William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 450 pages
...Confidants in general are like crazy firelocks, which are no sooner charged and cocked, than the spring gives way, and the report immediately follows. Happy...thought worthy the confidence of one friend, they are impa/ tient to manifest their importance to another: till between them and their friend, and their...
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