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... amusements for themselves , have more than common convictions of their own happiness . When they are condemned by the ele- ments to retirement , and debarred from most of the diversions which are called in to assist the flight of time ...
... amusements for themselves , have more than common convictions of their own happiness . When they are condemned by the ele- ments to retirement , and debarred from most of the diversions which are called in to assist the flight of time ...
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... amusement of a rational being seems to be that interchange of thoughts which is practised in free and easy ... amusements should not terminate wholly in the present moment , but contribute more or less to future advantage . He ...
... amusement of a rational being seems to be that interchange of thoughts which is practised in free and easy ... amusements should not terminate wholly in the present moment , but contribute more or less to future advantage . He ...
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... amusements . We think it unnecessary to take an account of a few supernumerary moments which , however employed , could have produced little advantage , and which VOL . II , S were exposed to a thousand chances of disturbance and ...
... amusements . We think it unnecessary to take an account of a few supernumerary moments which , however employed , could have produced little advantage , and which VOL . II , S were exposed to a thousand chances of disturbance and ...
Contents
Peevishness equally wretched and offensivethe Character of Tetrica | 74 |
The World never known but by a Change of Fortune the History of Melissa | 75 |
The Arts by which bad Men are reconciled to them selves | 76 |
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