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... hope , will have a good effect , and , if regarded , may prevent abund- ance of folly and wickedness in others , and , at the same time , save me abundance of trouble : and that people may not flatter themselves with the hopes of ...
... hope , will have a good effect , and , if regarded , may prevent abund- ance of folly and wickedness in others , and , at the same time , save me abundance of trouble : and that people may not flatter themselves with the hopes of ...
Page 30
... hope my well - wishers will con- gratulate me on my escape from the many diligent but fruitless inquiries that have of late been made after me . Every man will own , that an author , as such , ought to be hid by the merit of his pro ...
... hope my well - wishers will con- gratulate me on my escape from the many diligent but fruitless inquiries that have of late been made after me . Every man will own , that an author , as such , ought to be hid by the merit of his pro ...
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... hope of growing suddenly rich , neglect their business , almost to the ruining of themselves and families , and voluntarily endure abundance of fatigue in a fruitless search after imaginary hidden treasure . They wander through the ...
... hope of growing suddenly rich , neglect their business , almost to the ruining of themselves and families , and voluntarily endure abundance of fatigue in a fruitless search after imaginary hidden treasure . They wander through the ...
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... Hope , south . All the discovered inhabited world which they knew and conversed with , was circumscribed within very narrow limits , viz . France , Britain , Spain , Italy , Germany , and Greece ; the Lesser Asia , the west part of ...
... Hope , south . All the discovered inhabited world which they knew and conversed with , was circumscribed within very narrow limits , viz . France , Britain , Spain , Italy , Germany , and Greece ; the Lesser Asia , the west part of ...
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... hope will die fasting . There are no gains without pains ; then help hands , for I have no lands , ' or , if I have , they are smartly taxed . " He that hath a trade hath an estate ; and he that hath a calling hath an office of profit ...
... hope will die fasting . There are no gains without pains ; then help hands , for I have no lands , ' or , if I have , they are smartly taxed . " He that hath a trade hath an estate ; and he that hath a calling hath an office of profit ...
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