The British Essayists: WorldJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... able to wipe off . I pretend not to enumerate , or even to be sensi- ble of all the advantages with which these singular efforts of genius will be attended : but in natural philosophy and religion their uses are apparent at the first ...
... able to wipe off . I pretend not to enumerate , or even to be sensi- ble of all the advantages with which these singular efforts of genius will be attended : but in natural philosophy and religion their uses are apparent at the first ...
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... able to bear . I am the wife of a very worthy officer in the army , who , by a train of unavoidable misfortunes , was obliged to sell his commission ; and from a state of ease and plenty , has been long since re- duced to the utmost ...
... able to bear . I am the wife of a very worthy officer in the army , who , by a train of unavoidable misfortunes , was obliged to sell his commission ; and from a state of ease and plenty , has been long since re- duced to the utmost ...
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... able to support . It is now a little more than two years since our separation ; and till within a very few months , it was our happiness and joy that we had provided for her so fortunately . She lived in the esteem and friendship of the ...
... able to support . It is now a little more than two years since our separation ; and till within a very few months , it was our happiness and joy that we had provided for her so fortunately . She lived in the esteem and friendship of the ...
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... able . Nor is it needful that I should tell you of the rage and indignation of a fond and distracted father at our coming home . Unhappily for us all , he was too violent in his menaces , which I suppose reached the ears of this ...
... able . Nor is it needful that I should tell you of the rage and indignation of a fond and distracted father at our coming home . Unhappily for us all , he was too violent in his menaces , which I suppose reached the ears of this ...
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... able in this distracted condition , I have set his duty before him ; and have charged him , for his own soul's sake , and for the sake of those he most ten- derly loves , not to bring utter ruin on a family whose distresses already are ...
... able in this distracted condition , I have set his duty before him ; and have charged him , for his own soul's sake , and for the sake of those he most ten- derly loves , not to bring utter ruin on a family whose distresses already are ...
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