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... hands ; and , out of zeal for the public good , design to erect myself into a kind of censor morum ; purposing , with your al- lowance , to make use of the Weekly Mercury as a vehicle , in which my remonstrances shall be con- veyed to ...
... hands ; and , out of zeal for the public good , design to erect myself into a kind of censor morum ; purposing , with your al- lowance , to make use of the Weekly Mercury as a vehicle , in which my remonstrances shall be con- veyed to ...
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... hand . THE BUSY - BODY . - No . V. From Tuesday , February 25 , to Tuesday , March 4 , 1728-9 . Vos , o patricius sanguis , quos vivere fas est Occipiti cæco , postica occurrite sannæ . Persius . THIS paper being designed for a terror ...
... hand . THE BUSY - BODY . - No . V. From Tuesday , February 25 , to Tuesday , March 4 , 1728-9 . Vos , o patricius sanguis , quos vivere fas est Occipiti cæco , postica occurrite sannæ . Persius . THIS paper being designed for a terror ...
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... hand , it will be an ease to me to disburthen my thoughts and observations in the way proposed to you by , sir , your friend and humble servant . " I conceal this correspondent's name , in my care for his life and safety , and cannot ...
... hand , it will be an ease to me to disburthen my thoughts and observations in the way proposed to you by , sir , your friend and humble servant . " I conceal this correspondent's name , in my care for his life and safety , and cannot ...
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... hand by reflection : the one is unconstant , ull- satisfying , of short duration , and attended with numberless ills ; the other is constant , yields full satisfaction , is durable , and no evils preceding , ac- companying , or ...
... hand by reflection : the one is unconstant , ull- satisfying , of short duration , and attended with numberless ills ; the other is constant , yields full satisfaction , is durable , and no evils preceding , ac- companying , or ...
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... hand , you might know where to make it good on another ; and that if a fund should fail on a sudden , you might immediately be able to settle another in its place . " " I protest , " answered Glaucon , ' I have never thought of this ...
... hand , you might know where to make it good on another ; and that if a fund should fail on a sudden , you might immediately be able to settle another in its place . " " I protest , " answered Glaucon , ' I have never thought of this ...
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