The Rambler. ...J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1752 |
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... ftudy or more active faculties . AMONG the productions of mechanic art , many are of a form fo different from that of their firft materials , and many confift of parts fo numerous and fo nicely adapted to each other , that it is not ...
... ftudy or more active faculties . AMONG the productions of mechanic art , many are of a form fo different from that of their firft materials , and many confift of parts fo numerous and fo nicely adapted to each other , that it is not ...
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... ftudy , which I gained by levity , having learned too late that gaiety must be recommended by higher qualities , and that mirth can never please long but as the efflorescence of a mind loved for its luxu- riance , but efteemed for its ...
... ftudy , which I gained by levity , having learned too late that gaiety must be recommended by higher qualities , and that mirth can never please long but as the efflorescence of a mind loved for its luxu- riance , but efteemed for its ...
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... ftudy happens to force upon their notice ; they defire not to fill their minds with unfashionable know- ledge , but embrace the established system , and contentedly refign to oblivion those books books which they now find cenfured or ...
... ftudy happens to force upon their notice ; they defire not to fill their minds with unfashionable know- ledge , but embrace the established system , and contentedly refign to oblivion those books books which they now find cenfured or ...
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An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
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