The Spectator, Volume 4J. Parsons, 1801 - English essays |
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Page 30
... discourse of good patrons , and dis- tinguish such as have done their duty to those who have depended upon them , and were not able to act without their favour . Worthy Patrons are like PLATO's guar- dian angels , who are always doing ...
... discourse of good patrons , and dis- tinguish such as have done their duty to those who have depended upon them , and were not able to act without their favour . Worthy Patrons are like PLATO's guar- dian angels , who are always doing ...
Page 33
... discourse of the family to which they belonged , who could not forbear observing the strange complication of passions which perplexed the hearts of the poor Negroes , that often dropped expressions of the uneasiness they underwent , and ...
... discourse of the family to which they belonged , who could not forbear observing the strange complication of passions which perplexed the hearts of the poor Negroes , that often dropped expressions of the uneasiness they underwent , and ...
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... Discourses of morality , and reflections upon human nature , are the best means we can make use of to improve our minds , and gain a true knowledge of ourscives , and consequently to recover our souls out of the vice , igno- rance , and ...
... Discourses of morality , and reflections upon human nature , are the best means we can make use of to improve our minds , and gain a true knowledge of ourscives , and consequently to recover our souls out of the vice , igno- rance , and ...
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... fit to resume it . The fol- lowing instances may , if you think fit , be added by way of appendix to your discourses on that subject . That " That feat of poetical activity , mentioned by HORACE 52 NO . 220 . THE SPECTATOR .
... fit to resume it . The fol- lowing instances may , if you think fit , be added by way of appendix to your discourses on that subject . That " That feat of poetical activity , mentioned by HORACE 52 NO . 220 . THE SPECTATOR .
Page 58
... discourse upon those single capital letters , which are placed at the end of it , and which have afforded great matter of spe- culation to the curious . I have heard various conjectures upon this subject . Some tell us that C is the ...
... discourse upon those single capital letters , which are placed at the end of it , and which have afforded great matter of spe- culation to the curious . I have heard various conjectures upon this subject . Some tell us that C is the ...
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