Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality. By Mr. Addison |
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... ourselves ; for let our lives be of never fuch confequence to our families , we become regardless of danger ; we never hesitate at leaps that are mani- feftly feftly big with deftruction ; and even if the brother [ 37 ]
... ourselves ; for let our lives be of never fuch confequence to our families , we become regardless of danger ; we never hesitate at leaps that are mani- feftly feftly big with deftruction ; and even if the brother [ 37 ]
Page 62
... confequence , cannot fetch in aid from another perfon , whose judgment may be greater than his own , and whofe concern he is fure is no lefs . Every man , in his own affairs , is found to be lefs cautious than a pru- dent ftander - by ...
... confequence , cannot fetch in aid from another perfon , whose judgment may be greater than his own , and whofe concern he is fure is no lefs . Every man , in his own affairs , is found to be lefs cautious than a pru- dent ftander - by ...
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... confequence of the former . Those who have suffered in this manner , are impatient to revenge themselves on others in their turn . It is remarked at the court of Turkey , that those eunuchs who have fuffered the worst usage in the first ...
... confequence of the former . Those who have suffered in this manner , are impatient to revenge themselves on others in their turn . It is remarked at the court of Turkey , that those eunuchs who have fuffered the worst usage in the first ...
Page 107
... confequence of non - compliance . Monfieur de St. Pierre faid every thing he could to convince him of the impropriety of fuch a demand , and of his inability to comply with it ; but all to no pur- pofe ; and Berinthius left him in a ...
... confequence of non - compliance . Monfieur de St. Pierre faid every thing he could to convince him of the impropriety of fuch a demand , and of his inability to comply with it ; but all to no pur- pofe ; and Berinthius left him in a ...
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... caused the bonds he held of Monf . de St. Pierre to be cancelled in his prefence . The confequence of course was , that the gentleman gentleman was immediately liberated amidft the plaudits of the whole [ 110 ] 1 ...
... caused the bonds he held of Monf . de St. Pierre to be cancelled in his prefence . The confequence of course was , that the gentleman gentleman was immediately liberated amidft the plaudits of the whole [ 110 ] 1 ...
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