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Page 57
... observed the littleness of the defign , why a man fo eminent would not have an abode more fuitable to his dig- nity ? he replied that he fhould think himfelf fuffi- ciently accommodated , if he could fee that narrow habitation filled ...
... observed the littleness of the defign , why a man fo eminent would not have an abode more fuitable to his dig- nity ? he replied that he fhould think himfelf fuffi- ciently accommodated , if he could fee that narrow habitation filled ...
Page 75
... observed , that , the entrance into the garden of HOPE was by two gates , one of which was kept by REASON , and the other by FANCY . REASON Was furly and fcrupulous , and feldom turned the key without many interrogatories and long ...
... observed , that , the entrance into the garden of HOPE was by two gates , one of which was kept by REASON , and the other by FANCY . REASON Was furly and fcrupulous , and feldom turned the key without many interrogatories and long ...
Page 135
... observed to grow lefs tender as they advance in age . He who , when life was new , melted at the lofs of every companion , can look in time , without concern , upon the grave into which his laft friend was thrown , and into which ...
... observed to grow lefs tender as they advance in age . He who , when life was new , melted at the lofs of every companion , can look in time , without concern , upon the grave into which his laft friend was thrown , and into which ...
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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