The Rambler: By Samuel Johnson. In Four Volumes. Embellished with Elegant Frontispieces. ...D. Buchanan, sold by him, & by W. Creech, P. Hill, J. Fairbairn, & A. Constable, Edinburgh; & by Ja. & A. Duncan, Glasgow, 1800 |
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Page 27
... prefent ftate , to fuffer his imagination to range more or lefs in queft of future happinefs , and to fix upon fome point of time , in which , by the removal of the inconveni- ence which now perplexes him , or acquifition of the ...
... prefent ftate , to fuffer his imagination to range more or lefs in queft of future happinefs , and to fix upon fome point of time , in which , by the removal of the inconveni- ence which now perplexes him , or acquifition of the ...
Page 289
... prefent ftate , is " indeed faint and low , compared with his immor- " tal profpects , and noble capacities ; but yet " whatever portion of it the diftributing hand of " heaven offers to each individual , is a needful fup- 66 port and ...
... prefent ftate , is " indeed faint and low , compared with his immor- " tal profpects , and noble capacities ; but yet " whatever portion of it the diftributing hand of " heaven offers to each individual , is a needful fup- 66 port and ...
Page 338
... prefent condition , but because they confider them as only the beginnings of more fharp and lafting pains . To these mourners it is an act of the highest cha- rity to represent the calamities which not only vir- tue has fuffered , but ...
... prefent condition , but because they confider them as only the beginnings of more fharp and lafting pains . To these mourners it is an act of the highest cha- rity to represent the calamities which not only vir- tue has fuffered , but ...
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againſt almoſt arifes becauſe caufe cauſe cenfure cife confequence confider confulting converfation defire diſcover drefs eafily endeavour equally eſcape fafe fame fatisfaction favour fays fear fecret fecurity feem feldom felves fentiments fervants fhall fhew fhould fide fince firft firſt folly fome fometimes foon frequently friends ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fudden fuffer fufficient fuperiority fuppofe fure genius happineſs herſelf himſelf honour hope houſe imagination indulge intereft itſelf kindneſs labour lady laft laſt leaft learning leaſt lefs loft mankind mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity never NUMB obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffions pain perfons perfuaded pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffeffion praiſe prefent promiſed Prudentius purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reafon reft ſcheme ſee ſhe ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion truft underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe wiſh