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Page 82
... true happiness of life you are certain of throwing away . Eafily , and from the fmalleft chink , the bitter waters of ftrife arelet forth ; but their courfe cannot be foreseen ; and he feldom fails of fuffer- ing moft from the poisonous ...
... true happiness of life you are certain of throwing away . Eafily , and from the fmalleft chink , the bitter waters of ftrife arelet forth ; but their courfe cannot be foreseen ; and he feldom fails of fuffer- ing moft from the poisonous ...
Page 182
... true hiftory of facts , in which we are deeply concerned - a true recital of the laws given by God to Mofes , and of the precepts of our bleff- ed Lord and Saviour , delivered from his own mouth to his difciples , and re- peated and ...
... true hiftory of facts , in which we are deeply concerned - a true recital of the laws given by God to Mofes , and of the precepts of our bleff- ed Lord and Saviour , delivered from his own mouth to his difciples , and re- peated and ...
Page 263
... true re- lith ; and when you can diftinguish the beauties of every finished piece , you will write yourself with equal commen- dation . I do not affert that every good writer must have a genius for poetry ; I know Tully is an undeniable ...
... true re- lith ; and when you can diftinguish the beauties of every finished piece , you will write yourself with equal commen- dation . I do not affert that every good writer must have a genius for poetry ; I know Tully is an undeniable ...
Contents
Diversity of Geniuses | 36 |
The Manners of a Bookfeller | 42 |
Epicuruss Character | 48 |
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