Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality. By Mr. Addison |
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... custom , but according to the " laws of reafon and nature . After mature delibe- " ration , " said he , " remember that the whole " value of my life depends upon your will , I do " not request an explicit confent , with whatever ...
... custom , but according to the " laws of reafon and nature . After mature delibe- " ration , " said he , " remember that the whole " value of my life depends upon your will , I do " not request an explicit confent , with whatever ...
Page 38
... customs kept up , which would fill the moft unculti- vated favage with horror , and give him , if possible , a ftill more contemptible idea of chriftianity . Indian Brachmin , for inftance , will frequently go to the fea - fide , while ...
... customs kept up , which would fill the moft unculti- vated favage with horror , and give him , if possible , a ftill more contemptible idea of chriftianity . Indian Brachmin , for inftance , will frequently go to the fea - fide , while ...
Page 44
... custom , as to give an unbounded loose to their paf- fions before company , till they are now become the derifion of all their acquaintance . As I have a re- gard for Lorenzo , I have taken an opportunity of expatiating with him on his ...
... custom , as to give an unbounded loose to their paf- fions before company , till they are now become the derifion of all their acquaintance . As I have a re- gard for Lorenzo , I have taken an opportunity of expatiating with him on his ...
Page 48
... Custom don't shed that influence here , Which tyrannizes all the year O'er fuch as dupes to fashion would appear . We no where art do fo triumphant fee , As when the gard'ner grafts or buds a tree . He bids the four crab to produce The ...
... Custom don't shed that influence here , Which tyrannizes all the year O'er fuch as dupes to fashion would appear . We no where art do fo triumphant fee , As when the gard'ner grafts or buds a tree . He bids the four crab to produce The ...
Page 55
... . By her patience herein , fhe raised the ordinary customs of London , above fifty thousand pounds a year , without any impofition . The Lord Burleigh , the Earl Earl of Leicester , and Secretary Walfingham , ( all [ 55 ]
... . By her patience herein , fhe raised the ordinary customs of London , above fifty thousand pounds a year , without any impofition . The Lord Burleigh , the Earl Earl of Leicester , and Secretary Walfingham , ( all [ 55 ]
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