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... desire of showing my parts , but purely for the good of my country . I have often observed with concern , that your Mercury is not always equally entertaining . The delay of ships expected in , and want of fresh advices from Europe ...
... desire of showing my parts , but purely for the good of my country . I have often observed with concern , that your Mercury is not always equally entertaining . The delay of ships expected in , and want of fresh advices from Europe ...
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... desire of growing suddenly fat , let him eat ; let him give public notice where any dull stupid rogues may get a quart of four - penny for being laughed at ; but it is barbarously unhandsome , when friends meet for the benefit of ...
... desire of growing suddenly fat , let him eat ; let him give public notice where any dull stupid rogues may get a quart of four - penny for being laughed at ; but it is barbarously unhandsome , when friends meet for the benefit of ...
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... desire of being valued and esteemed by the rest of his species ; but I am concerned and grieved to see how few fall into the right and only infallible method of beco- ming so . That laudable ambition is too commonly misapplied , and ...
... desire of being valued and esteemed by the rest of his species ; but I am concerned and grieved to see how few fall into the right and only infallible method of beco- ming so . That laudable ambition is too commonly misapplied , and ...
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... desire an acquaintance with you ; and I do not doubt , notwithstanding my repeated ill fortune , but we may be exceedingly serviceable to each other in our discoveries ; and that if we use our united endeavours , the time will come ...
... desire an acquaintance with you ; and I do not doubt , notwithstanding my repeated ill fortune , but we may be exceedingly serviceable to each other in our discoveries ; and that if we use our united endeavours , the time will come ...
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... desire of sudden wealth , and an easy credulity of what they so earnestly wished might be true ; while the ra- tional and almost certain methods of acquiring riches by industry and frugality are neglected , or forgotten . There seems to ...
... desire of sudden wealth , and an easy credulity of what they so earnestly wished might be true ; while the ra- tional and almost certain methods of acquiring riches by industry and frugality are neglected , or forgotten . There seems to ...
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