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Page 74
... means , muft alfo lie wide of each other . Accordingly , the true polite man would , by all proper teftimonies of re- fpect , promote the credit and eftima- tion of his neighbour ; because he fees that , by this generous confideration ...
... means , muft alfo lie wide of each other . Accordingly , the true polite man would , by all proper teftimonies of re- fpect , promote the credit and eftima- tion of his neighbour ; because he fees that , by this generous confideration ...
Page 127
... means of happiness , as well as the removal of evil . But the world cannot even afford them to the body . Its means of happi- nefs , to thofe who depend upon them as fuch , are , in a thousand inftances , unfatisfying . Even , at beft ...
... means of happiness , as well as the removal of evil . But the world cannot even afford them to the body . Its means of happi- nefs , to thofe who depend upon them as fuch , are , in a thousand inftances , unfatisfying . Even , at beft ...
Page 133
... means to indulge it more in their power . A vacant mind is exactly that houfe mentioned in the gofpel , which the devil found empty . In he entered ; and taking with him feven other fpirits more wicked than himself , they took ...
... means to indulge it more in their power . A vacant mind is exactly that houfe mentioned in the gofpel , which the devil found empty . In he entered ; and taking with him feven other fpirits more wicked than himself , they took ...
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Diversity of Geniuses | 36 |
The Manners of a Bookfeller | 42 |
Epicuruss Character | 48 |
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