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... reafon or equity . Remuneratory honours are proportioned at once to the usefulnefs and difficulty of per- formances , and are properly adjusted by com- parifon of the mental and corporeal abilities ,. which they appear to employ . That ...
... reafon or equity . Remuneratory honours are proportioned at once to the usefulnefs and difficulty of per- formances , and are properly adjusted by com- parifon of the mental and corporeal abilities ,. which they appear to employ . That ...
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... reafon advice is commonly inef- fectual . If thofe who follow the call of their defires , without enquiry whither they are go- ing , had deviated ignorantly from the paths of wisdom , and were rufhing upon dangers unforeseen , they ...
... reafon advice is commonly inef- fectual . If thofe who follow the call of their defires , without enquiry whither they are go- ing , had deviated ignorantly from the paths of wisdom , and were rufhing upon dangers unforeseen , they ...
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... reafon may direct , it is not easy for a man of tender and fcrupulous . goodness to overlook the immediate effect of his own actions by turning his eyes upon their remoter confequences , and to do that which must give present pain , for ...
... reafon may direct , it is not easy for a man of tender and fcrupulous . goodness to overlook the immediate effect of his own actions by turning his eyes upon their remoter confequences , and to do that which must give present pain , for ...
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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