The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals, Volume 5George B. Whittaker, 1827 |
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Page 180
... never runs upon points too difficult for the rest of the world ; in like manner the reaching out of the arm , and the most ordinary motion , discovers whether a man ever learnt to know what is the true harmony and com- posure of his ...
... never runs upon points too difficult for the rest of the world ; in like manner the reaching out of the arm , and the most ordinary motion , discovers whether a man ever learnt to know what is the true harmony and com- posure of his ...
Page 253
... never to commend me , for it will but bring my frailties into examination ; and I had rather be unobserved , than conspicuous for disputed perfections . I am confident a thousand young people , who would have been ornaments to society ...
... never to commend me , for it will but bring my frailties into examination ; and I had rather be unobserved , than conspicuous for disputed perfections . I am confident a thousand young people , who would have been ornaments to society ...
Page 274
... never have occasion to con- verse more with mankind , never more need their good opinion or good word , it were then no great matter ( speaking as to the concernments of this world ) if a man spent his reputation all at once , and ...
... never have occasion to con- verse more with mankind , never more need their good opinion or good word , it were then no great matter ( speaking as to the concernments of this world ) if a man spent his reputation all at once , and ...
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