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... public , without wifhing that fuch ceremo- nial modes of entrance had been anciently established , as might have freed them from thofe dangers which VOL . I. B the 2 the defire of pleafing is certain to produce , and THE ...
... public , without wifhing that fuch ceremo- nial modes of entrance had been anciently established , as might have freed them from thofe dangers which VOL . I. B the 2 the defire of pleafing is certain to produce , and THE ...
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Samuel Johnson. the defire of pleafing is certain to produce , and pre- cluded the vain expedients of foftening cenfure by apologies , or roufing attention by abruptness . The epick ... defire of pleafing is certain to produce, and ...
Samuel Johnson. the defire of pleafing is certain to produce , and pre- cluded the vain expedients of foftening cenfure by apologies , or roufing attention by abruptness . The epick ... defire of pleafing is certain to produce, and ...
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... defire of good , and the fear of evil . For who can wonder , that , allured on one fide , and frightened on the other , fome fhould endeavour to gain favour by bribing the judge with an appearance of refpect which they do not feel , to ...
... defire of good , and the fear of evil . For who can wonder , that , allured on one fide , and frightened on the other , fome fhould endeavour to gain favour by bribing the judge with an appearance of refpect which they do not feel , to ...
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... defire . The end therefore which at prefent calls forth our efforts , will be found , when it is once gained , to be on- ly one of the means to fome remoter end . The natu- ral flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure ...
... defire . The end therefore which at prefent calls forth our efforts , will be found , when it is once gained , to be on- ly one of the means to fome remoter end . The natu- ral flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure ...
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... defire which preffes through right and wrong to its gratification , or that anxious inquietude which is justly chargeable with distrust of heaven , sub- jects too folemn for my prefent purpose ; it frequent- ly happens , that , by ...
... defire which preffes through right and wrong to its gratification , or that anxious inquietude which is justly chargeable with distrust of heaven , sub- jects too folemn for my prefent purpose ; it frequent- ly happens , that , by ...
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againſt arifes becauſe buſineſs caufe cauſe cenfure confequence confider converfation defire difcovered eafily endeavour equally eſtabliſhed fafe fame fatisfaction favour fays fchemes fear fecure feems feldom felves fentiments fervant fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince fingle fion firft firſt folitude folly fome fometimes foon ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fudden fuffer fufficient fuperiority fuppofe fure genius happineſs himſelf honour hope houfe houſe imagination indulge intereft itſelf labour lady laft laſt learning leaſt lefs lofe loft mankind ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs nerally never NUMB obferved occafion oppofition ourſelves OVID paffed paffions paftoral pain perfons perfuaded pleafing pleaſe pleaſure portunity praiſe prefent promife purpoſe racter raiſe RAMBLER reafon reft ſhe ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe