The Rambler, by S. Johnson, Volume 21822 |
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Page 21
... desire to separate the cause from the effects , and to enjoy the profit of crimes without suffering the shame . Men are willing to try all methods of re- conciling guilt and quiet , and when their under- standings are stubborn and ...
... desire to separate the cause from the effects , and to enjoy the profit of crimes without suffering the shame . Men are willing to try all methods of re- conciling guilt and quiet , and when their under- standings are stubborn and ...
Page 156
... desire which every man feels of importance and esteem is so much gratified by finding an as- sembly , at his entrance , brightened with gladness and hushed with expectation , that the recollection of such distinctions can scarcely fail ...
... desire which every man feels of importance and esteem is so much gratified by finding an as- sembly , at his entrance , brightened with gladness and hushed with expectation , that the recollection of such distinctions can scarcely fail ...
Page 166
... desire encourages another ; and after all our labours , studies , and in- quiries , we are continually at the same distance from the completion of our schemes , have still some wish importunate to be satisfied , and some faculty rest ...
... desire encourages another ; and after all our labours , studies , and in- quiries , we are continually at the same distance from the completion of our schemes , have still some wish importunate to be satisfied , and some faculty rest ...
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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