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Page 79
... these the proportions are partly allotted by providence , and partly left to the arrangement of reafon and of choice ... these they come into publick life , to these they are every hour recalled by paf fions not to be fuppreffed ; in ...
... these the proportions are partly allotted by providence , and partly left to the arrangement of reafon and of choice ... these they come into publick life , to these they are every hour recalled by paf fions not to be fuppreffed ; in ...
Page 182
... These were confidered as oppofites , and conveyed the contrary images of fpeed and flowness ; to confound them , therefore , as in these lines , is to deviate from the established practice . But where the fenfes are to judge , authority ...
... These were confidered as oppofites , and conveyed the contrary images of fpeed and flowness ; to confound them , therefore , as in these lines , is to deviate from the established practice . But where the fenfes are to judge , authority ...
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... These rules and these examples have taught our prefent critics to enquire very ftudioufly and mi- nutely into founds and cadences . It is , therefore , ufeful to examine with what kill they have pro- ceeded ; what discoveries they have ...
... These rules and these examples have taught our prefent critics to enquire very ftudioufly and mi- nutely into founds and cadences . It is , therefore , ufeful to examine with what kill they have pro- ceeded ; what discoveries they have ...
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