The Rambler, Volume 2W. Locke ... ; and C. Lowndes, 1791 - English literature |
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... condition . The general and rapid narratives of history , which involve a thousand fortunes in the bufinefs of a day , and complicate innumerable incidents in one great tranfaction , afford few leffons applicable to private life , which ...
... condition . The general and rapid narratives of history , which involve a thousand fortunes in the bufinefs of a day , and complicate innumerable incidents in one great tranfaction , afford few leffons applicable to private life , which ...
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... condition , and the unavoidable ignorance which abfence must pro- duce , they often treat me with the utmost fuperci- lioufnefs of contempt , for not knowing what no human fagacity can discover ; and fometimes feem to confider me as a ...
... condition , and the unavoidable ignorance which abfence must pro- duce , they often treat me with the utmost fuperci- lioufnefs of contempt , for not knowing what no human fagacity can discover ; and fometimes feem to confider me as a ...
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... condition of others more abundant in bleffings , or lefs expo- fed to calamities . This univerfal difcontent has been generally mentioned with great feverity of cenfure , as un- reasonable in itself , fince of two , equally envious of ...
... condition of others more abundant in bleffings , or lefs expo- fed to calamities . This univerfal difcontent has been generally mentioned with great feverity of cenfure , as un- reasonable in itself , fince of two , equally envious of ...
Contents
A deathbed the true fchool of wiſdom The effects | 54 |
The dignity and uſefulneſs of biography | 60 |
Paffion not to be eradicated | 66 |
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affiftance againſt amufements becauſe buſineſs caufe cenfure confefs confequence confidered converfation curiofity deferve defign defire diſcover eafily eafy eaſe endeavour equally eſtabliſhed fafely fame favour fcarcely fecond fecurity feems feldom felves fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince fingle fink firft firſt folly fome fometimes foon forrow fortune ftate ftill ftudies fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fufpect fuperiority furely fyllables greateſt happineſs himſelf hope inclined increaſe intereft itſelf kindneſs labour laft laſt leaſt lefs lofe loft mankind meaſure ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neral never numbers obferved occafion oppofition ourſelves OVID paffages paffed paffions pleafing pleaſed pleaſure praiſe prefent purchaſe purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reafon refolved reft reſt rife ſhe ſtate ſtudy tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion TRUTH underſtanding univerfal uſe vanity verfe vifit virtue whofe whoſe wifh