The British Essayists: SpectatorAlexander Chalmers J. M'Creery, Printer, 1817 - English essays |
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... the whole , I have at last examined both these desires of love and avarice , and upon strictly weighing the matter , I begin to think I shall be covetous longer than fond ; therefore if you have nothing to say No 196 . 9 SPECTATOR .
... the whole , I have at last examined both these desires of love and avarice , and upon strictly weighing the matter , I begin to think I shall be covetous longer than fond ; therefore if you have nothing to say No 196 . 9 SPECTATOR .
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... desire of victory , whet- ted with the little prejudices of party and interest , generally carried the argument to such a height , as made the disputants insensibly conceive an aversion towards each other , and part with the highest dis ...
... desire of victory , whet- ted with the little prejudices of party and interest , generally carried the argument to such a height , as made the disputants insensibly conceive an aversion towards each other , and part with the highest dis ...
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... desire informa- tion from him . In order to keep that temper which is so difficult , and yet so necessary to preserve , you may please to consider , that nothing can be more unjust or ridi- culous , than to be angry with another because ...
... desire informa- tion from him . In order to keep that temper which is so difficult , and yet so necessary to preserve , you may please to consider , that nothing can be more unjust or ridi- culous , than to be angry with another because ...
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... desire them to consider , whether they are not bound in common humanity , as well as by all the obligations of religion and nature , to make some provision for those whom they have not only given life to , but entailed upon them ...
... desire them to consider , whether they are not bound in common humanity , as well as by all the obligations of religion and nature , to make some provision for those whom they have not only given life to , but entailed upon them ...
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... desires for something absent , accompanied with a solici tude and anxious regard , which cannot be expressed by one word in any other language . Saudade , ' say the dictionaries , " significa , Finissimo sentimiento del bien ausente ...
... desires for something absent , accompanied with a solici tude and anxious regard , which cannot be expressed by one word in any other language . Saudade , ' say the dictionaries , " significa , Finissimo sentimiento del bien ausente ...
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Acarnania acquaintance actions admiration agreeable Alcibiades appear Aristotle beautiful behaviour Castilian character consider conversation creature desire Diogenes Laertius discourse endeavour entertainment esteem evil fancy father favour female gentleman give happiness heart HESIOD honour Hudibras human humble servant humour husband imagination innocent Ionian Sea kind labour lady leap letter Leucate live look lover Lover's Leap mankind manner matter means ment merit mind mirth mistress modesty nature nerally never nihil nurse obliged observe occasion October 31 OVID paper particular passion person philosopher pleased pleasure Plutarch poet pray present proper racters reader reason received renegado ridicule salamander Sappho sense shew short Simonides sion Socrates soul speak species SPECTATOR speculation spirit tell temper thing thought tion town tural turn verses VIRG Virgil virtue whole wife woman women word write young