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Page 152
... thing they pretend to teach people , but to be wise , and good ; acquirements infinitely below the consideration of persons of taste and spirit , who know how to spend their time to so much better purpose . " " Among other admirable ...
... thing they pretend to teach people , but to be wise , and good ; acquirements infinitely below the consideration of persons of taste and spirit , who know how to spend their time to so much better purpose . " " Among other admirable ...
Page 166
... thing rude and every thing polished , every thing great and every thing little ; we do not see a thicket but with some temptation to enter it , or remark an insect flying before us but with an inclination to pursue it . This passion is ...
... thing rude and every thing polished , every thing great and every thing little ; we do not see a thicket but with some temptation to enter it , or remark an insect flying before us but with an inclination to pursue it . This passion is ...
Page 218
... things of importance pass unobserved : when we examine a mite with a glass , we see no- thing but a mite . That it is every man's interest to be pleased will need little proof : that it is his interest to please others experience will ...
... things of importance pass unobserved : when we examine a mite with a glass , we see no- thing but a mite . That it is every man's interest to be pleased will need little proof : that it is his interest to please others experience will ...
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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