The British Essayists: SpectatorAlexander Chalmers J. M'Creery, Printer, 1817 - English essays |
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... Description of a Female Pander- affected Method of Psalm - sing- ing - Erratum in the Paper on Drinking ... 206 Modesty , Diffidence , Self - denial .. STEELE ADDISON STEELE NUMB . 207 Notions of the Heathens on Devo- tion.
... Description of a Female Pander- affected Method of Psalm - sing- ing - Erratum in the Paper on Drinking ... 206 Modesty , Diffidence , Self - denial .. STEELE ADDISON STEELE NUMB . 207 Notions of the Heathens on Devo- tion.
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... Modesty STEELE ADDISON STEELE ADDISON HUGHES STEELE HUGHES ADDISON BUDGELL L ADDISON STEELE 上 ADDISON s - on im- STEELE レ ADDISON 232 Sir Andrew Freeport's Opinion of Beggars 233 History of the Lover's Leap 234 Good - natured Species ...
... Modesty STEELE ADDISON STEELE ADDISON HUGHES STEELE HUGHES ADDISON BUDGELL L ADDISON STEELE 上 ADDISON s - on im- STEELE レ ADDISON 232 Sir Andrew Freeport's Opinion of Beggars 233 History of the Lover's Leap 234 Good - natured Species ...
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... modesty , two things which scarce ever fail of making an impression on the hearers . Besides , if you are neither dogmatical , nor shew either by your actions or words , that you are full of yourself , all will the more heartily rejoice ...
... modesty , two things which scarce ever fail of making an impression on the hearers . Besides , if you are neither dogmatical , nor shew either by your actions or words , that you are full of yourself , all will the more heartily rejoice ...
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... modesty are restrained from making any advances towards our wishes , but are also , from the circum- stance of fortune , out of all hopes of being ad- dressed to by those whom we love . Under all these disadvantages I am obliged to ...
... modesty are restrained from making any advances towards our wishes , but are also , from the circum- stance of fortune , out of all hopes of being ad- dressed to by those whom we love . Under all these disadvantages I am obliged to ...
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... modesty allays all those passions and inquietudes to which that vice exposes us . He that is moderate in his wishes from reason and choice , and not resigned from sourness , distaste , or disappointment , doubles all the pleasures of ...
... modesty allays all those passions and inquietudes to which that vice exposes us . He that is moderate in his wishes from reason and choice , and not resigned from sourness , distaste , or disappointment , doubles all the pleasures of ...
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