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Page 131
... occasion to commend a certain gentleman of my acquaintance for a person of singular modesty , courage , integrity , and withal as a man of an entertaining conversation , to which advantages he had a shape and manner peculi- arly ...
... occasion to commend a certain gentleman of my acquaintance for a person of singular modesty , courage , integrity , and withal as a man of an entertaining conversation , to which advantages he had a shape and manner peculi- arly ...
Page 222
... occasion of this is to give you an account of the death of Madam de Villacerfe , whose departure out of this life I know not whether a man of your philosophy will call unfortunate or not , since it was attended with some circumstances ...
... occasion of this is to give you an account of the death of Madam de Villacerfe , whose departure out of this life I know not whether a man of your philosophy will call unfortunate or not , since it was attended with some circumstances ...
Page 239
... occasion at another time , to bring together such of his friends as were addicted to a foolish habitual custom of swear- ing . In order to shew them the absurdity of the prac- tice , he had recourse to the invention above - mentioned ...
... occasion at another time , to bring together such of his friends as were addicted to a foolish habitual custom of swear- ing . In order to shew them the absurdity of the prac- tice , he had recourse to the invention above - mentioned ...
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