The Rambler, Volume 4J. J. Woodward, 1827 - English essays |
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... expected regret , or convicts us of any fault which has escap . ed our notice , but because it shows us that we are known to others as well as to ourselves ; and the officious monitor is persecuted with hatred , not because his ...
... expected regret , or convicts us of any fault which has escap . ed our notice , but because it shows us that we are known to others as well as to ourselves ; and the officious monitor is persecuted with hatred , not because his ...
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... expected ho- nour and reverence for precepts which they never could have invented : so that practice has introduced rules , rather than rules have directed practice . For this reason the laws of every species of writing have been ...
... expected ho- nour and reverence for precepts which they never could have invented : so that practice has introduced rules , rather than rules have directed practice . For this reason the laws of every species of writing have been ...
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... without his notice ; he neglects to cultivate his own barren soil , because he expects every moment to be placed in VOL . IV , E regions of spontaneous fertility , and is seldom roused from No. 163. ] 47 THE RAMBLER .
... without his notice ; he neglects to cultivate his own barren soil , because he expects every moment to be placed in VOL . IV , E regions of spontaneous fertility , and is seldom roused from No. 163. ] 47 THE RAMBLER .
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... expected , was now arrived . I went to Aurantius with a beating heart , for I looked upon our interview as the critical moment of my destiny . I was received with civilities , which my academic rude- ness made me unable to repay ; but ...
... expected , was now arrived . I went to Aurantius with a beating heart , for I looked upon our interview as the critical moment of my destiny . I was received with civilities , which my academic rude- ness made me unable to repay ; but ...
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... expected every moment a summons to some employment of dignity and profit . One month succeeded another , and in defiance of appear- ances I still fancied myself nearer to my wishes , and con- tinued to dream of success and wake to ...
... expected every moment a summons to some employment of dignity and profit . One month succeeded another , and in defiance of appear- ances I still fancied myself nearer to my wishes , and con- tinued to dream of success and wake to ...
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