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... character as ridiculous . This ridicule was carried fo far , that , to mention one inftance out of ten thoufand , the publisher of La Rochfoucault's maxims . makes a grave apology in form , for quoting Seneca in Latin . 2. At half ...
... character as ridiculous . This ridicule was carried fo far , that , to mention one inftance out of ten thoufand , the publisher of La Rochfoucault's maxims . makes a grave apology in form , for quoting Seneca in Latin . 2. At half ...
Page 139
... character alfo , and be more virtuous than any of them , " Et s'il n'étoit rempli que d ' hommes vertueux , Je n ... characters ; namely , the POLITICIAN , the DEBAUCHEE , the GLUTTON , the OECONOMIST , the Co- QUET , the COURTIER , the ...
... character alfo , and be more virtuous than any of them , " Et s'il n'étoit rempli que d ' hommes vertueux , Je n ... characters ; namely , the POLITICIAN , the DEBAUCHEE , the GLUTTON , the OECONOMIST , the Co- QUET , the COURTIER , the ...
Page 244
... character , and who ( in his own cafe ) had two years before exprefsly difapproved of a personal abufe upon Mr. Dennis . The perfon , in- deed , from whom Mr. Pope is faid to have received this anecdote , about the time . of his writing ...
... character , and who ( in his own cafe ) had two years before exprefsly difapproved of a personal abufe upon Mr. Dennis . The perfon , in- deed , from whom Mr. Pope is faid to have received this anecdote , about the time . of his writing ...
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