The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals, Volume 5George B. Whittaker, 1827 |
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Page 190
... speak obscurely , or reason pre- posterously ( into which absurdities , prejudice , pride , or interest , will sometimes throw the wisest ) , I count it no crime to rectify their reasonings , unless con- science must truckle to ceremony ...
... speak obscurely , or reason pre- posterously ( into which absurdities , prejudice , pride , or interest , will sometimes throw the wisest ) , I count it no crime to rectify their reasonings , unless con- science must truckle to ceremony ...
Page 191
... speak , and multitude of years should teach wisdom . But there is a spirit in man , and the in- spiration of the Almighty giveth them understand- ing . Great men are not always wise : neither do the aged understand judgment . Therefore ...
... speak , and multitude of years should teach wisdom . But there is a spirit in man , and the in- spiration of the Almighty giveth them understand- ing . Great men are not always wise : neither do the aged understand judgment . Therefore ...
Page 322
... speaking , unless the discourse ran upon books , put me upon forcing myself amongst men . I immedi- ately affected the ... speak my heart * The præterite for the participle . : to her and her circumstances are not considerable enough 322 ...
... speaking , unless the discourse ran upon books , put me upon forcing myself amongst men . I immedi- ately affected the ... speak my heart * The præterite for the participle . : to her and her circumstances are not considerable enough 322 ...
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