The Spectator, Volume 2J. J. Woodward, 1830 |
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Page 134
... reason must then take the place of pilot , and can never fail of securing her charge if she be not wanting to herself . The strength of the passions will never be ac- cepted as an excuse for complying with them : they were designed for ...
... reason must then take the place of pilot , and can never fail of securing her charge if she be not wanting to herself . The strength of the passions will never be ac- cepted as an excuse for complying with them : they were designed for ...
Page 175
... reason quench'd ; The storm is up , and my hot bleeding heart Splits with the rack ; while passions , like the wind , Rise up to heav'n , and put out all the stars . ' Every passionate fellow in town talks half the day with as little ...
... reason quench'd ; The storm is up , and my hot bleeding heart Splits with the rack ; while passions , like the wind , Rise up to heav'n , and put out all the stars . ' Every passionate fellow in town talks half the day with as little ...
Page 242
... reason ; and our waking conceptions do not match the fancies of our sleeps . At my nativity my ascendant was the watery sign of Scorpius : I was born in the planetary hour of Saturn , and I think I have a piece of that leaden planet in ...
... reason ; and our waking conceptions do not match the fancies of our sleeps . At my nativity my ascendant was the watery sign of Scorpius : I was born in the planetary hour of Saturn , and I think I have a piece of that leaden planet in ...
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