The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... thing difficult to be obtained by all , but particularly by those who thirst after it , since most men have so much either of ill - nature , or of wariness , as not to gratify or soothe the vanity of the ambitious man ; and since this ...
... thing difficult to be obtained by all , but particularly by those who thirst after it , since most men have so much either of ill - nature , or of wariness , as not to gratify or soothe the vanity of the ambitious man ; and since this ...
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... thing below the opinion that is con- ceived of him , though they might raise the reputa- tion of another , they are ... things we long for , can allay the cravings of their proper sense , and for a while set the appetite at rest : but ...
... thing below the opinion that is con- ceived of him , though they might raise the reputa- tion of another , they are ... things we long for , can allay the cravings of their proper sense , and for a while set the appetite at rest : but ...
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... thing desired . The enjoyment of it brings but very little pleasure , though the loss or want of it be very sen- sible and afflicting ; and even this little happiness is so very precarious , that it wholly depends upon the will of ...
... thing desired . The enjoyment of it brings but very little pleasure , though the loss or want of it be very sen- sible and afflicting ; and even this little happiness is so very precarious , that it wholly depends upon the will of ...
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... thing difficult to be ob- tained , and easily lost ; secondly , that it brings the ambitious man very little happiness , but subjects him to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction . Ishall in the last place shew , that it hinders us from ...
... thing difficult to be ob- tained , and easily lost ; secondly , that it brings the ambitious man very little happiness , but subjects him to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction . Ishall in the last place shew , that it hinders us from ...
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... thing that tends to the corruption of manners , or which is too mean or trivial for the entertainment of reasonable creatures . As to the diversions of this kind in this town , we owe them to the arts of poetry and music . My own ...
... thing that tends to the corruption of manners , or which is too mean or trivial for the entertainment of reasonable creatures . As to the diversions of this kind in this town , we owe them to the arts of poetry and music . My own ...
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