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... laft into cloyfters or colleges . NOR is it certain , that even of these dark and narrow habitations , thefe laft retreats of fame , the poffeffion will be long kept . Of men devoted to literature very few extend their views beyond fome ...
... laft into cloyfters or colleges . NOR is it certain , that even of these dark and narrow habitations , thefe laft retreats of fame , the poffeffion will be long kept . Of men devoted to literature very few extend their views beyond fome ...
Page 108
... laft hours , in the hours of languor and dejection of impatience and of pain , by ftrangers to whom his life is indifferent , or by enemies to whom his death is defirable . PIETY will indeed in good minds over- come refentment , and ...
... laft hours , in the hours of languor and dejection of impatience and of pain , by ftrangers to whom his life is indifferent , or by enemies to whom his death is defirable . PIETY will indeed in good minds over- come refentment , and ...
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... laft become cold and infenfi- ble to the charms of falfhood , however fpe- cious , and from the imitation of truth which are never perfect , transfer our affection to truth itself . Now commences the reign of judg- ment or reafon ; we ...
... laft become cold and infenfi- ble to the charms of falfhood , however fpe- cious , and from the imitation of truth which are never perfect , transfer our affection to truth itself . Now commences the reign of judg- ment or reafon ; we ...
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The danger of attempting wit in converfation | 24 |
An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
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