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... happy for a man that has of my utmost endeavours ; but will never let my heart these oddnesses about him , if he can be as merry reproach me with having done any thing towards upon himself , as others are apt to be upon that oc ...
... happy for a man that has of my utmost endeavours ; but will never let my heart these oddnesses about him , if he can be as merry reproach me with having done any thing towards upon himself , as others are apt to be upon that oc ...
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... happy . of nameless merit in this kind , is to keep the pro- Sir Francis Bacon says , some have been so curious perty , if possible , unfixed , and by that means to as to remark the times and seasons when the stroke hinder the ...
... happy . of nameless merit in this kind , is to keep the pro- Sir Francis Bacon says , some have been so curious perty , if possible , unfixed , and by that means to as to remark the times and seasons when the stroke hinder the ...
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... happy and successful . Whatever crosses contribute towards the completion of it , and be and disappointments a good man suffers in the concluded by the same catastrophe . body of the tragedy , they will make but a small There is also ...
... happy and successful . Whatever crosses contribute towards the completion of it , and be and disappointments a good man suffers in the concluded by the same catastrophe . body of the tragedy , they will make but a small There is also ...
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... happy genius as we are speaking of . From among many other distichs no less to be quoted on this account , I cannot but recite the two following Lines : A painted vest Prince Voltager had on , Which from a naked Pict his grandsite won ...
... happy genius as we are speaking of . From among many other distichs no less to be quoted on this account , I cannot but recite the two following Lines : A painted vest Prince Voltager had on , Which from a naked Pict his grandsite won ...
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... Happy in their mistake . C. LUCAN i . 454 . with groundless apprehensions and prejudices . To The visionary , whose name was Marraton , after this Avarice replied , that he looked upon Plenty having travelled for a long space under an ...
... Happy in their mistake . C. LUCAN i . 454 . with groundless apprehensions and prejudices . To The visionary , whose name was Marraton , after this Avarice replied , that he looked upon Plenty having travelled for a long space under an ...
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