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Notwithstanding the stroke of humour in the concluding paragraph of this address
, Poor Richard ( Saunders ) and Father Abraham have proved , in America , that
they are no common preachers . corn ed to beh . THE WAY TO WEALTH .
Notwithstanding the stroke of humour in the concluding paragraph of this address
, Poor Richard ( Saunders ) and Father Abraham have proved , in America , that
they are no common preachers . corn ed to beh . THE WAY TO WEALTH .
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They who , like our slave , can place themselves on that side of the world in
which every thing appears in a pleasing light , will find something in every occur .
! rence to excite their good humour . The most ca . lamitous events , either to ...
They who , like our slave , can place themselves on that side of the world in
which every thing appears in a pleasing light , will find something in every occur .
! rence to excite their good humour . The most ca . lamitous events , either to ...
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It matters not whether our good humour be construed by others into insensibility ,
or even idi . otism ; it is happiness to ourselves ; and none but a fool would
measure his satisfaction by what the world thinks of it . For my own part , I never
pass ...
It matters not whether our good humour be construed by others into insensibility ,
or even idi . otism ; it is happiness to ourselves ; and none but a fool would
measure his satisfaction by what the world thinks of it . For my own part , I never
pass ...
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... keeps her good humour in spite of scandal ; but such is the wisest be . haviour
that any of us can possibly assume : it is cer . tainly a better way to oppose
calamity by dissipation , than to take up the arms of reason or resolution to
oppose it .
... keeps her good humour in spite of scandal ; but such is the wisest be . haviour
that any of us can possibly assume : it is cer . tainly a better way to oppose
calamity by dissipation , than to take up the arms of reason or resolution to
oppose it .
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| Title | Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10 Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young |
| Publisher | G. Nicholson, 1796 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 20 pages |
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