The British Essayists: TatlerAlexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1808 - English essays |
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... the corruptions of this in the other six . They , who never admit thoughts of this kind into their imaginations , lose higher and sweeter satis- factions that can be raised by any other entertain- ment 6 N ° 211 . TATLER .
... the corruptions of this in the other six . They , who never admit thoughts of this kind into their imaginations , lose higher and sweeter satis- factions that can be raised by any other entertain- ment 6 N ° 211 . TATLER .
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... imagination , or to awaken the curiosity of his disciples , for I will not suppose , what is usually said , that he did it to conceal his wisdom from the vulgar ) has couched several admirable precepts in remote allusions , and ...
... imagination , or to awaken the curiosity of his disciples , for I will not suppose , what is usually said , that he did it to conceal his wisdom from the vulgar ) has couched several admirable precepts in remote allusions , and ...
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... imagination . They are never fools by nature ; but become such out of an impotent ambition of being , what she never intended them , men of wit and conversation . I therefore think fit to declare , that according to the known laws of ...
... imagination . They are never fools by nature ; but become such out of an impotent ambition of being , what she never intended them , men of wit and conversation . I therefore think fit to declare , that according to the known laws of ...
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... imagination , when it is not governed by a good un derstanding , makes such miserable havock both in conversation and business , that it lays you defence- less , and fearful to throw the least word in its way that may give it new matter ...
... imagination , when it is not governed by a good un derstanding , makes such miserable havock both in conversation and business , that it lays you defence- less , and fearful to throw the least word in its way that may give it new matter ...
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... imagination can be entertained with are to be found there , and that even the style of the Scriptures is more than human . Joseph , a beloved child of Israel , became invidi- ous to his elder brethren , for no other reason but his ...
... imagination can be entertained with are to be found there , and that even the style of the Scriptures is more than human . Joseph , a beloved child of Israel , became invidi- ous to his elder brethren , for no other reason but his ...
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