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... thought fit to change my habit , had I not been rescued by a maiden fifter of my father , who could not bear to fee women in hanging fleeves , and therefore prefented me with brocade for a gown , for which I fhould have thought myself ...
... thought fit to change my habit , had I not been rescued by a maiden fifter of my father , who could not bear to fee women in hanging fleeves , and therefore prefented me with brocade for a gown , for which I fhould have thought myself ...
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... thought himfelf again fum- moned to pofts of public truft , from which new e- vidence of his own weaknefs again determined him to retire . Thus men may be made inconftant by virtue and by vice , by too much or too little thought ; yet ...
... thought himfelf again fum- moned to pofts of public truft , from which new e- vidence of his own weaknefs again determined him to retire . Thus men may be made inconftant by virtue and by vice , by too much or too little thought ; yet ...
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... thought themselves ill - treated , fhould look for better ufage among their equals . Warm with these generous fentiments , Tetrica came forth into the world , in which fhe endea- voured to force respect by haughtiness of mien , and ...
... thought themselves ill - treated , fhould look for better ufage among their equals . Warm with these generous fentiments , Tetrica came forth into the world , in which fhe endea- voured to force respect by haughtiness of mien , and ...
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