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... faults , he ought not yet to be wholly excluded from compassion , because his faults were very often the effects of his misfortunes . In this gay period ( 1729 ) of his life , while he was surrounded by affluence and pleasure , he ...
... faults , he ought not yet to be wholly excluded from compassion , because his faults were very often the effects of his misfortunes . In this gay period ( 1729 ) of his life , while he was surrounded by affluence and pleasure , he ...
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... faults must make great numbers less sensible of his distress ; many , who had only an opportunity to hear one part , made no scruple to propagate the account which they received ; many assisted their circulation from malice or revenge ...
... faults must make great numbers less sensible of his distress ; many , who had only an opportunity to hear one part , made no scruple to propagate the account which they received ; many assisted their circulation from malice or revenge ...
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... faults , will hear of the miseries which they brought upon him , and which would deserve less pity , had not his condition been such as made his faults pardonable . He may be considered as a child exposed to all the temptations of ...
... faults , will hear of the miseries which they brought upon him , and which would deserve less pity , had not his condition been such as made his faults pardonable . He may be considered as a child exposed to all the temptations of ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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