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Page 106
... regard to truth . For though it is undoubtedly possible that a man , however cautious , may be sometimes deceived by an artful appearance of virtue , or by false evidences of guilt , such errors will not be frequent ; and it will be ...
... regard to truth . For though it is undoubtedly possible that a man , however cautious , may be sometimes deceived by an artful appearance of virtue , or by false evidences of guilt , such errors will not be frequent ; and it will be ...
Page 133
... regard . Nor was the public much more favourable than his patron ; for only seventy - two were sold , though the performance was much commended by some whose judgment in that kind of writing is generally allowed . But Savage easily ...
... regard . Nor was the public much more favourable than his patron ; for only seventy - two were sold , though the performance was much commended by some whose judgment in that kind of writing is generally allowed . But Savage easily ...
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... regard to the subscription demanded , and that the tories never put him under the neces- sity of asking leave to be grateful . " But , " says he , as Mr. Addison must be the judge in what regards himself , and seems to have no very just ...
... regard to the subscription demanded , and that the tories never put him under the neces- sity of asking leave to be grateful . " But , " says he , as Mr. Addison must be the judge in what regards himself , and seems to have no very just ...
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