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... moft diftin- guifhed for quickness of apprehenfion ; and that they who might with greatest reason promise themfelvés victory , are least willing to hazard the encounter . This diffidence , where the attention is not laid afleep by lazi ...
... moft diftin- guifhed for quickness of apprehenfion ; and that they who might with greatest reason promise themfelvés victory , are least willing to hazard the encounter . This diffidence , where the attention is not laid afleep by lazi ...
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... moft honoured , what better title can be produced to praife and veneration than fuccefsful labour for the good of others ? And what labour can be more ufeful than that which procures to families and Communities thofe neceffaries which ...
... moft honoured , what better title can be produced to praife and veneration than fuccefsful labour for the good of others ? And what labour can be more ufeful than that which procures to families and Communities thofe neceffaries which ...
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... more frequently gained applause to their wit , than acquiefcence to their arguments ; nor has has it appeared that the moft mufical oratory or subtle 18 The RAMBLER . N ° . 150 . Adverfity useful to the acquifition of knowledge.
... more frequently gained applause to their wit , than acquiefcence to their arguments ; nor has has it appeared that the moft mufical oratory or subtle 18 The RAMBLER . N ° . 150 . Adverfity useful to the acquifition of knowledge.
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The danger of attempting wit in converfation | 24 |
An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
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affiftance againſt antient antiquated journals bankrupcy becauſe bufy buſineſs cenfured confidered contempt converfation curiofity defign defire diftant diſcover eafily encreaſe endeavour enquiry equally eſcape expreffion eyes fafely fame favour fcarcely fcience fecure feems feen feldom felf fentiments fhall fhort fhould fince fingle firft firſt folicit fome fometimes foon forrow fortune ftand ftate ftrength ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority fupply fuppofe fupport furely genius happineſs himſelf honour hope houſe infolence inftruction infult intereft itſelf juft kindneſs labour laft laſt learning lefs loft mankind ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs never NUMB obfcurity obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffions pleafing pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe preſent profeffions publick pupillage purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reafon reaſon refolved reft Samfon ſee ſhall ſhe ſtate tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought THRASYBULUS tion underſtand uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe writer