The Rambler, Volume 1W. Locke ... ; and C. Lowndes, 1791 - English literature |
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... fecured the praises of the world , willingly takes that way of displaying his abi- lities which will fooneft give him an opportunity of hearing the voice of fame ; it heightens his alacrity to think in how many places he thall hear what ...
... fecured the praises of the world , willingly takes that way of displaying his abi- lities which will fooneft give him an opportunity of hearing the voice of fame ; it heightens his alacrity to think in how many places he thall hear what ...
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... fecure it , and suffer the imagination to riot in the fruition of fome poffible good , till the time of obtaining it has flipped away . There would however be few enterprises of great labour or hazard undertaken , if we had not the ...
... fecure it , and suffer the imagination to riot in the fruition of fome poffible good , till the time of obtaining it has flipped away . There would however be few enterprises of great labour or hazard undertaken , if we had not the ...
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... fecures Arbitrio popularis auræ . Undisappointed in designs , With native honours virtue fhines ; Nor takes up pow'r , nor lays it down , As giddy rabbles smile or frown . HOR . ELPHINSTON . HE task of an author is , either to teach ...
... fecures Arbitrio popularis auræ . Undisappointed in designs , With native honours virtue fhines ; Nor takes up pow'r , nor lays it down , As giddy rabbles smile or frown . HOR . ELPHINSTON . HE task of an author is , either to teach ...
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... fecure by a fhort forbearance , have funk under his fcythe , as they were pofting down with their volumes in triumph to futurity . It was obfervable that fome were deftroy- ed by little and little , and others crushed for ever by a ...
... fecure by a fhort forbearance , have funk under his fcythe , as they were pofting down with their volumes in triumph to futurity . It was obfervable that fome were deftroy- ed by little and little , and others crushed for ever by a ...
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... fecure them from unjuft prejudices , perverfe opi- nions , and incongruous combinations of images . In the romances formerly written , every transaction and sentiment was fo remote from all that paffes among men , that the reader was in ...
... fecure them from unjuft prejudices , perverfe opi- nions , and incongruous combinations of images . In the romances formerly written , every transaction and sentiment was fo remote from all that paffes among men , that the reader was in ...
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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