The Rambler. ...J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1752 |
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Page 166
... virtue . New temptations indeed attack him , new invitations are of- fered by pleasure and intereft , and the hour of reformation is always delayed ; every delay gives vice another opportunity of fortifying itself by habit ; and the ...
... virtue . New temptations indeed attack him , new invitations are of- fered by pleasure and intereft , and the hour of reformation is always delayed ; every delay gives vice another opportunity of fortifying itself by habit ; and the ...
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... virtue . By frequency of admonition , and confidence of affertion , he prevailed up- on me to believe , that at my first entrance into the world , the fplendor of literature would be fufficient to attract reverence , if it was not ...
... virtue . By frequency of admonition , and confidence of affertion , he prevailed up- on me to believe , that at my first entrance into the world , the fplendor of literature would be fufficient to attract reverence , if it was not ...
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... virtue cannot attain . That impartiality with which we endeavoured to infpect the man- ners of all whom we have ... virtues , we must find different opinions and oppofite inclinations . WE however flatter ourfelves , for who is not ...
... virtue cannot attain . That impartiality with which we endeavoured to infpect the man- ners of all whom we have ... virtues , we must find different opinions and oppofite inclinations . WE however flatter ourfelves , for who is not ...
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