The Rambler, Volume 1W. Locke ... ; and C. Lowndes, 1791 - English literature |
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... folly of anger . The mifery of a peevish old age . 58 12 The hiftory of a young woman that came to Lon- don for a fervice . 64 13 The duty of fecrecy . The invalidity of all excuses for betraying fecrets . 71 14 The difference between ...
... folly of anger . The mifery of a peevish old age . 58 12 The hiftory of a young woman that came to Lon- don for a fervice . 64 13 The duty of fecrecy . The invalidity of all excuses for betraying fecrets . 71 14 The difference between ...
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... folly of anticipating misfortunes . 30 The obfervance of Sunday recommended ; an allegory 31 The defence of a known miftake highly culpable . 32 The vanity of ftoicifm . The neceflity of patience . 33 An allegorical history of rest and ...
... folly of anticipating misfortunes . 30 The obfervance of Sunday recommended ; an allegory 31 The defence of a known miftake highly culpable . 32 The vanity of ftoicifm . The neceflity of patience . 33 An allegorical history of rest and ...
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... folly of him who lives only in idea , refufes immediate eafe for diftant pleasures , and , instead of enjoying the bleffings of life , lets life glide away in preparations to enjoy them ; it affords fuch opportunities of triumphant ...
... folly of him who lives only in idea , refufes immediate eafe for diftant pleasures , and , instead of enjoying the bleffings of life , lets life glide away in preparations to enjoy them ; it affords fuch opportunities of triumphant ...
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... FOLLY could con- found , was , upon the first gleam of the torch of TRUTH , exhibited in its diftinct parts and original fimplicity ; it darted through the labyrinths of fophi stry , and fhewed at once all the abfurdities to which they ...
... FOLLY could con- found , was , upon the first gleam of the torch of TRUTH , exhibited in its diftinct parts and original fimplicity ; it darted through the labyrinths of fophi stry , and fhewed at once all the abfurdities to which they ...
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... folly is not peculiar to the thoughtless or ignorant , but sometimes feizes those minds which feem moft exempted from it , by the variety of attainments , quickness of penetration , or feverity of judgment ; and , indeed , the pride of ...
... folly is not peculiar to the thoughtless or ignorant , but sometimes feizes those minds which feem moft exempted from it , by the variety of attainments , quickness of penetration , or feverity of judgment ; and , indeed , the pride of ...
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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