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... never ventured to excel , lest they should unfortu- nately fail . It is necessary to distinguish our own interest from that of others , and that distinction will perhaps assist us in fixing the just limits of caution and adventu ...
... never ventured to excel , lest they should unfortu- nately fail . It is necessary to distinguish our own interest from that of others , and that distinction will perhaps assist us in fixing the just limits of caution and adventu ...
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... never more be fit to be seen . " At last I was permitted to return home , but found no great improvement of my condition ; for I was imprisoned in my chamber as a criminal , whose appearance would disgrace my friends , and con- demned ...
... never more be fit to be seen . " At last I was permitted to return home , but found no great improvement of my condition ; for I was imprisoned in my chamber as a criminal , whose appearance would disgrace my friends , and con- demned ...
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... never intended to excite envy or admiration , nor enabled to delight the eye or in- flame the heart . " This was naturally to be expected , and this I began to experience . But when I was no longer agi- tated by the perpetual ardour of ...
... never intended to excite envy or admiration , nor enabled to delight the eye or in- flame the heart . " This was naturally to be expected , and this I began to experience . But when I was no longer agi- tated by the perpetual ardour of ...
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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