Rays of Genius Collected to Enlighten the Rising Generation, Volume 1proprietor, 1806 - English literature |
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... desire for literary pursuits , but earnestly to recommend the cultivation of those virtuous affections , and of that refined taste for the only true pleasures of life , which cannot fail to secure to them the respect and esteem of every ...
... desire for literary pursuits , but earnestly to recommend the cultivation of those virtuous affections , and of that refined taste for the only true pleasures of life , which cannot fail to secure to them the respect and esteem of every ...
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... desires , perhaps , the desire of wisdom is that , of which the gra- tifications are the most pure and unmixed , as well as the most permanent ; and which being , at the same time , the least liable to cloy or satiate , afford the most ...
... desires , perhaps , the desire of wisdom is that , of which the gra- tifications are the most pure and unmixed , as well as the most permanent ; and which being , at the same time , the least liable to cloy or satiate , afford the most ...
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... desires , Is happiness confin'd ; And , deaf to folly's call , attends The music of the mind . To have an amiable companion for life , whose person , em- bellished with every charm that nature can bestow , or a lover desire , may prove ...
... desires , Is happiness confin'd ; And , deaf to folly's call , attends The music of the mind . To have an amiable companion for life , whose person , em- bellished with every charm that nature can bestow , or a lover desire , may prove ...
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