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Samuel Johnson. world . Mankind are kept perpetually bufy by their fears or defires , and have not more leifure ... defire not to fill their minds with unfashionable know- ledge , but embrace the established system , and contentedly ...
Samuel Johnson. world . Mankind are kept perpetually bufy by their fears or defires , and have not more leifure ... defire not to fill their minds with unfashionable know- ledge , but embrace the established system , and contentedly ...
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... defire totally overthrows . nown , THE influence of cuftom is indeed fuch that to conquer it will require the utmost ef- forts of fortitude and virtue , nor can I think any man more worthy of veneration and re- than those who have burft ...
... defire totally overthrows . nown , THE influence of cuftom is indeed fuch that to conquer it will require the utmost ef- forts of fortitude and virtue , nor can I think any man more worthy of veneration and re- than those who have burft ...
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... defire to fee it , eafily escapes our notice of takes fuch a form as defire or ima- gination beftows upon it ; and he whofe hopes and fears are bufy in his heart will foon find fome method of accommodating futurity to his fchemes ...
... defire to fee it , eafily escapes our notice of takes fuch a form as defire or ima- gination beftows upon it ; and he whofe hopes and fears are bufy in his heart will foon find fome method of accommodating futurity to his fchemes ...
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