The Spectator, Volume 6Alexander Chalmers D. Appleton, 1853 - Spectator (London, England : 1711) |
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... happiness of exist- ence ; he has , therefore , specified in his creation , every degree of life , every capacity of being . The whole chasm in nature , from a plant to a man , is filled up with diverse kinds of creatures , rising one ...
... happiness of exist- ence ; he has , therefore , specified in his creation , every degree of life , every capacity of being . The whole chasm in nature , from a plant to a man , is filled up with diverse kinds of creatures , rising one ...
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... happiness which is in the very sorrows of the virtuous . ' But pray spare me a little longer ; give me leave to tell you the manner of her death . She took leave of all her family , and bore the vain application of medicines with the ...
... happiness which is in the very sorrows of the virtuous . ' But pray spare me a little longer ; give me leave to tell you the manner of her death . She took leave of all her family , and bore the vain application of medicines with the ...
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... happiness or misery . A virtuous disposition , a good understanding , an agree- able person , and an easy fortune , are the things which should be chiefly regarded on this occasion . Be- cause my present view is to direct a young lady ...
... happiness or misery . A virtuous disposition , a good understanding , an agree- able person , and an easy fortune , are the things which should be chiefly regarded on this occasion . Be- cause my present view is to direct a young lady ...
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... happiness of her who did him so great a distinction ; while the fool is un- grateful without vice , and never returns a favour because he is not sensible of it . I would , methinks , have so much to say for myself , that , if I fell ...
... happiness of her who did him so great a distinction ; while the fool is un- grateful without vice , and never returns a favour because he is not sensible of it . I would , methinks , have so much to say for myself , that , if I fell ...
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... here to pay a compliment to his friend Steele , who was certainly one of the best of husbands . See Steele's Letters , & c . vol.i. passim . tirement , are sharers in the happiness of it ; No. 525. ] 47 THE SPECTATOR .
... here to pay a compliment to his friend Steele , who was certainly one of the best of husbands . See Steele's Letters , & c . vol.i. passim . tirement , are sharers in the happiness of it ; No. 525. ] 47 THE SPECTATOR .
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