The Spectator, Volume 5Payne, Rivington, 1799 - English essays |
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Page 92
... mind as capable of being entertained with contemplation as enterprise ; a mind ready for great exploits , but not im- patient for occafions to exert itself . The prince has wifdom and valour in as high perfection as man can en- joy it ...
... mind as capable of being entertained with contemplation as enterprise ; a mind ready for great exploits , but not im- patient for occafions to exert itself . The prince has wifdom and valour in as high perfection as man can en- joy it ...
Page 269
... mind is not liable to any of these ex- ceptions ; it is of a serious and compofed nature ; it does not throw the mind into a condition improper for the prefent state of humanity , and is very confpicuous in the characters of those who ...
... mind is not liable to any of these ex- ceptions ; it is of a serious and compofed nature ; it does not throw the mind into a condition improper for the prefent state of humanity , and is very confpicuous in the characters of those who ...
Page 271
... mind . Pain and ficknefs , fhame and reproach , poverty and old age , nay death itself , confidering the fhortneís of their duration , and the advantage we may reap from them , do not deferve the name of evils . A good mind may bear up ...
... mind . Pain and ficknefs , fhame and reproach , poverty and old age , nay death itself , confidering the fhortneís of their duration , and the advantage we may reap from them , do not deferve the name of evils . A good mind may bear up ...
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