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Page 44
... fhould have a form neither fo amiable as to ftrike with admiration , nor fo coarse as to raise difguft , with an understanding too fee- ble to be dreaded , and too forcible to be defpifed . The other parts of the character are more ...
... fhould have a form neither fo amiable as to ftrike with admiration , nor fo coarse as to raise difguft , with an understanding too fee- ble to be dreaded , and too forcible to be defpifed . The other parts of the character are more ...
Page 149
... fhould repair the disappointment which I had fuffered . I could not but triumph in my long lift of friends which comprised almost every name that power or knowledge entitled to eminence , and in the profpect of the in- numerable roads ...
... fhould repair the disappointment which I had fuffered . I could not but triumph in my long lift of friends which comprised almost every name that power or knowledge entitled to eminence , and in the profpect of the in- numerable roads ...
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... fhould have an inclination to wan- der , told me that I could never find a friend more conftant or zealous than himself ; that indeed he had made no promifes , because he hoped to furprise me with advancement , but had been filently ...
... fhould have an inclination to wan- der , told me that I could never find a friend more conftant or zealous than himself ; that indeed he had made no promifes , because he hoped to furprise me with advancement , but had been filently ...
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The danger of attempting wit in converfation | 24 |
An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
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