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... mind , when his said Majesty's title to the succession to this realm was in danger . " An eminent historian says , " he had as many friends as the constitution , and that only its enemies were his ; that he made no merit of his zeal for ...
... mind , when his said Majesty's title to the succession to this realm was in danger . " An eminent historian says , " he had as many friends as the constitution , and that only its enemies were his ; that he made no merit of his zeal for ...
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... mind to jump out to him . Yours , AURELIA CARELESS . Twice . MR . SPECTATOR , ' I HAVE for some time made love to a lady , who re ceived it with all the kind returns I ought to expect : but without any provocation , that I know of , she ...
... mind to jump out to him . Yours , AURELIA CARELESS . Twice . MR . SPECTATOR , ' I HAVE for some time made love to a lady , who re ceived it with all the kind returns I ought to expect : but without any provocation , that I know of , she ...
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... mind of the reader is more awed , and elevated , when he hears NEAS or ACHILLES speak , than when VIRGIL or HOMER talk in their own persons . Besides , that assuming the character of an eminent man is apt to fire the imagination , and ...
... mind of the reader is more awed , and elevated , when he hears NEAS or ACHILLES speak , than when VIRGIL or HOMER talk in their own persons . Besides , that assuming the character of an eminent man is apt to fire the imagination , and ...
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... mind of man ignorant of futurity , and unable to bear prosperous fortune with moderation ! The time will come when TURNUS shall wish that he had left the body of PALLAS untouched , and curse the day on which he dressed himself in these ...
... mind of man ignorant of futurity , and unable to bear prosperous fortune with moderation ! The time will come when TURNUS shall wish that he had left the body of PALLAS untouched , and curse the day on which he dressed himself in these ...
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... mind , " Greater than this , of a quite different kind . ” POOLY . LETTERS ON LOVE AND MARRIAGE . MR . SPECTATOR , WHEN you talk of the subject of Love , and the relations arising from it , methinks you should take care to leave no ...
... mind , " Greater than this , of a quite different kind . ” POOLY . LETTERS ON LOVE AND MARRIAGE . MR . SPECTATOR , WHEN you talk of the subject of Love , and the relations arising from it , methinks you should take care to leave no ...
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