Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality. By Mr. Addison |
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Page 47
... and cherished . Oh ! say , ye happy poffeffors of riches , sympathy , and benevo- lence , whether young or old , how great a blessing it is to bless and feel another's woe ! TO A FRIEND . TO A FRIEND . H APPY art thou , whom [ 47 ]
... and cherished . Oh ! say , ye happy poffeffors of riches , sympathy , and benevo- lence , whether young or old , how great a blessing it is to bless and feel another's woe ! TO A FRIEND . TO A FRIEND . H APPY art thou , whom [ 47 ]
Page 80
... say ; They throw the blot of cenfure on his work , And treat the author as they would a Turk . Leaving his tea , his fugar , and his plumbs , Licking his fingers , fucking both his thumbs , The learned grocer , with sagacious look ...
... say ; They throw the blot of cenfure on his work , And treat the author as they would a Turk . Leaving his tea , his fugar , and his plumbs , Licking his fingers , fucking both his thumbs , The learned grocer , with sagacious look ...
Page 95
... say she loved one of them better than the other . Clarinda , two years older than her fifter , had ar- rived to the age of one and twenty , when Valerius , a neighbouring gentleman , was in search of a wife , to share a very ...
... say she loved one of them better than the other . Clarinda , two years older than her fifter , had ar- rived to the age of one and twenty , when Valerius , a neighbouring gentleman , was in search of a wife , to share a very ...
Page 114
... say that his Lordship was one of the most celebrated wits of his time , as well as the polite gentleman , the philosopher , and the statef- man , would be superfluous . The following anec- dote having been imperfectly told , it cannot ...
... say that his Lordship was one of the most celebrated wits of his time , as well as the polite gentleman , the philosopher , and the statef- man , would be superfluous . The following anec- dote having been imperfectly told , it cannot ...
Page 116
... say ; " ' Yes , ، my Lord , ' says he : " Then , " replied the judge , " according to the evidence given in court , this can- " not be your money ; for here are only an hundred " pounds : therefore the plaintiff must keep it till " the ...
... say ; " ' Yes , ، my Lord , ' says he : " Then , " replied the judge , " according to the evidence given in court , this can- " not be your money ; for here are only an hundred " pounds : therefore the plaintiff must keep it till " the ...
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