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... ftate which fills the heart with a degree of folicitude next that of an author , it has been held a maxim , that fuccefs is most eafily obtained by in- direct and unperceived approaches ; he who too foon profeffes himself a lover ...
... ftate which fills the heart with a degree of folicitude next that of an author , it has been held a maxim , that fuccefs is most eafily obtained by in- direct and unperceived approaches ; he who too foon profeffes himself a lover ...
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... ftate , have therefore been multiplied in pro- portion to their fear as well as their ambition ; and are to be looked upon with more indulgence , as they are incited at once by the two great movers of the human mind , the defire of good ...
... ftate , have therefore been multiplied in pro- portion to their fear as well as their ambition ; and are to be looked upon with more indulgence , as they are incited at once by the two great movers of the human mind , the defire of good ...
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... ftate , to rouse mortals from their dream , and inform them of the filent celerity of time , that we may believe authors willing rather to tranfmit than examine fo advanta- geous a principle , and more inclined to pursue a track fo ...
... ftate , to rouse mortals from their dream , and inform them of the filent celerity of time , that we may believe authors willing rather to tranfmit than examine fo advanta- geous a principle , and more inclined to pursue a track fo ...
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... ftate has been shameless enough , to inform the world , that fhe ufed , when the wanted to extract any thing from her fovereign , to remind her of Montaigne's reasoning , who has determined , that to tell a fecret to a friend is no ...
... ftate has been shameless enough , to inform the world , that fhe ufed , when the wanted to extract any thing from her fovereign , to remind her of Montaigne's reasoning , who has determined , that to tell a fecret to a friend is no ...
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... ftate of things , and changes his meafures according to fuperficial appearances ; he is led by others , either ... ftate to fee more than we can attain ; the exacteft vigilance and caution can never maintain a fingle day of unmingled ...
... ftate of things , and changes his meafures according to fuperficial appearances ; he is led by others , either ... ftate to fee more than we can attain ; the exacteft vigilance and caution can never maintain a fingle day of unmingled ...
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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