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Page 133
... character to the last . The end of a man's life is often compared to the winding up of a well - written play , where the principal persons still act in character , whatever the fate is which they undergo . There is scarce a great person ...
... character to the last . The end of a man's life is often compared to the winding up of a well - written play , where the principal persons still act in character , whatever the fate is which they undergo . There is scarce a great person ...
Page 185
It is a justice due to the character of one who suf- fers hard reflections from any particular person upon this account , that such persons would enquire into his manner of spending his time ; of which , though no ... character of one ...
It is a justice due to the character of one who suf- fers hard reflections from any particular person upon this account , that such persons would enquire into his manner of spending his time ; of which , though no ... character of one ...
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... character of my good acquaintance Acasto . You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise , the imperti- nent , the grave , the frolic , and the witty : and yet his own character has nothing in it that can make him par ...
... character of my good acquaintance Acasto . You meet him at the tables and conversations of the wise , the imperti- nent , the grave , the frolic , and the witty : and yet his own character has nothing in it that can make him par ...
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