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... heard , that nothing gives an author so great pleasure , as to find his works respectfully quoted by others . Judge , then , how much I must have been gratified by an incident I am going to relate to you . I stopped my horse , lately ...
... heard , that nothing gives an author so great pleasure , as to find his works respectfully quoted by others . Judge , then , how much I must have been gratified by an incident I am going to relate to you . I stopped my horse , lately ...
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... heard it , and approved the doctrine , and im- mediately practised the contrary , just as if it had been a common sermon ; for the auction opened , and they began to buy extravagantly . - I found the good man had thoroughly studied my ...
... heard it , and approved the doctrine , and im- mediately practised the contrary , just as if it had been a common sermon ; for the auction opened , and they began to buy extravagantly . - I found the good man had thoroughly studied my ...
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... heard that you were insulted , and , for the want of a few scoundrel guineas , unable to re- dress yourself . Now , insult I am so far from bear- ing myself , that I cannot endure it should be inflicted on another . If you had a purse ...
... heard that you were insulted , and , for the want of a few scoundrel guineas , unable to re- dress yourself . Now , insult I am so far from bear- ing myself , that I cannot endure it should be inflicted on another . If you had a purse ...
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... heard to petition for redress ; not with rude and violent clamours , but in the most plaintive notes of harmonious sorrow : at length , tired with fruitless efforts to escape , his indignant soul burst the prison which his body could ...
... heard to petition for redress ; not with rude and violent clamours , but in the most plaintive notes of harmonious sorrow : at length , tired with fruitless efforts to escape , his indignant soul burst the prison which his body could ...
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... heard to petition for redress ; not with rude and violent clamours , but in the most plaintive notes of harmonious sorrow : at length , tired with fruitless efforts to escape , his indignant soul burst the prison which his body could ...
... heard to petition for redress ; not with rude and violent clamours , but in the most plaintive notes of harmonious sorrow : at length , tired with fruitless efforts to escape , his indignant soul burst the prison which his body could ...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10 Hugh Blair,Rollin,Thomas Percival No preview available - 2016 |
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Almanack animal without feathers animating some happier ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD appears ard says aspiring disposition auction beauteous feathers burst the prison callow infancy Chinvang creditor diligence disposition and unbounded distress dress EDWARD PERCIVAL ENDEARED BY AGE ENJOYMENTS OF EARLY EPITAPH Father Abraham fledged pinions folly fool FRENCH OF GANGANELLI friends frugality GOLDSMITH grated prison happier form happy Elysium harmonious sorrow hath health to enjoy heap of beauteous heard to petition hope for retribution hope of animating humour idle indignant soul burst innocence can hope keep left a lifeless legged animal lifeless heap live Mathematician Mathematics mour ness never oft-removed person of unblemished philosophy pitiless hands pleasure Poor Dick Poor Rich Poor Richard says pride purse RICHARD ACANTHUS RICHARD SAUNDERS rough and pitiless run in debt Sloth sure thee thing thou tired with fruitless unalienable rights undoubted charter view those fields violent clamours WEALTH