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Human society depends upon his having the vengeance law allots him ; and the debtor owes his liberty to his neighbour , as much as the murderer does his life to his prince . Our gentry are , generally speaking , in debt ; and many ...
Human society depends upon his having the vengeance law allots him ; and the debtor owes his liberty to his neighbour , as much as the murderer does his life to his prince . Our gentry are , generally speaking , in debt ; and many ...
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6 . Who can such woes relate , without a tear , As stern Ulysjes must have wept to hear ? OOKING over the old manuscripts wherein the way of table - book , I found many things which gave me great delight ; and as human life turns ...
6 . Who can such woes relate , without a tear , As stern Ulysjes must have wept to hear ? OOKING over the old manuscripts wherein the way of table - book , I found many things which gave me great delight ; and as human life turns ...
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I come ' not , oh excellent prince , “ to implore your pardon ; I come to relate my sorrow , " a sorrow too great for human life to support : From “ henceforth shall all occurrences appear dreams of “ fhort intervals of amusement ...
I come ' not , oh excellent prince , “ to implore your pardon ; I come to relate my sorrow , " a sorrow too great for human life to support : From “ henceforth shall all occurrences appear dreams of “ fhort intervals of amusement ...
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There is even a despicable fimplicity in the verse ; and yet because the sentiments appear genuine and unaffected , they are able to move the mind of the most polite reader with inward meltings of humanity and compassion .
There is even a despicable fimplicity in the verse ; and yet because the sentiments appear genuine and unaffected , they are able to move the mind of the most polite reader with inward meltings of humanity and compassion .
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The condition , speech , and behaviour of the dying parents , with the age , innocence , and distress of the children , are set forth in such tender circumstances , that it is imposible for a reader of common humanity not to be affected ...
The condition , speech , and behaviour of the dying parents , with the age , innocence , and distress of the children , are set forth in such tender circumstances , that it is imposible for a reader of common humanity not to be affected ...
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| Title | The Spectator .. Volume 2 of The Spectator |
| Publisher | Peter Wilson, 1755 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 2 Dec 2020 |
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