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Page 248
... daugh- ter of Happiness , who was the child of Virtue , who was the offspring of the Gods . These , as I said be- fore , had their habitation in heaven . The youngest of the opposite family was Pain , who was the son of Misery , who was ...
... daugh- ter of Happiness , who was the child of Virtue , who was the offspring of the Gods . These , as I said be- fore , had their habitation in heaven . The youngest of the opposite family was Pain , who was the son of Misery , who was ...
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... daugh- ters ; but I , who was born to follow the fair to no purpose , have by the force of my ill stars made my application to three jilts successively . Hyæna is one of those who form themselves into a melancholy and indolent air , and ...
... daugh- ters ; but I , who was born to follow the fair to no purpose , have by the force of my ill stars made my application to three jilts successively . Hyæna is one of those who form themselves into a melancholy and indolent air , and ...
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