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Page 67
... observed in all ages that the advantages of nature or of fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happiness ; and that those whom the splendour of their rank , or the extent of their capacity , have placed upon the ...
... observed in all ages that the advantages of nature or of fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happiness ; and that those whom the splendour of their rank , or the extent of their capacity , have placed upon the ...
Page 97
... observed that he did not appear to have formed very elevated ideas of those to whom the administration of affairs , or the conduct of parties , has been entrusted — who . have been considered as the advocates of the Crown , or the ...
... observed that he did not appear to have formed very elevated ideas of those to whom the administration of affairs , or the conduct of parties , has been entrusted — who . have been considered as the advocates of the Crown , or the ...
Page 280
... observed that any rise above mediocrity . The success of his Vida animated him to a higher under- taking ; and in his thirtieth year he published a version of the first book of the Æneid . This being , I suppose , commended by his ...
... observed that any rise above mediocrity . The success of his Vida animated him to a higher under- taking ; and in his thirtieth year he published a version of the first book of the Æneid . This being , I suppose , commended by his ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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