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... converfation of my parents , who , whenever they fit down to familiar prattle , and endeavour the entertainment of each other , immediately transport themselves to London , and relate fome adventure in a hackney - coach , fome frolick ...
... converfation of my parents , who , whenever they fit down to familiar prattle , and endeavour the entertainment of each other , immediately transport themselves to London , and relate fome adventure in a hackney - coach , fome frolick ...
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... converfation al- ways ended , on whatever fubject it began . We had none of the collateral interefts , which diverfify the life of others with joys and hopes , but had turn- ed our whole attention on one event , which we could neither ...
... converfation al- ways ended , on whatever fubject it began . We had none of the collateral interefts , which diverfify the life of others with joys and hopes , but had turn- ed our whole attention on one event , which we could neither ...
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... converfation ; and from my acquaintance with the bookish part of the world , I derived ma- ny principles of judgment , and maxims of pru- dence , by which I was enabled to draw upon myself the general regard in every place of concourfe ...
... converfation ; and from my acquaintance with the bookish part of the world , I derived ma- ny principles of judgment , and maxims of pru- dence , by which I was enabled to draw upon myself the general regard in every place of concourfe ...
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