The British Essayists: WorldJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... give credit to these extraordinary achievements , though many of them , I own , far exceed the bounds of probability , because of the honour they do to our age and country ; and it is not without high indignation against the ingrati ...
... give credit to these extraordinary achievements , though many of them , I own , far exceed the bounds of probability , because of the honour they do to our age and country ; and it is not without high indignation against the ingrati ...
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... mankind ? What numbers do we daily see of such persons , either rioting in luxury , or sleeping in sloth , for one who makes a proper use VOL . III . C of the advantages which riches give for the im- provement 143 . 13 . THE WORLD .
... mankind ? What numbers do we daily see of such persons , either rioting in luxury , or sleeping in sloth , for one who makes a proper use VOL . III . C of the advantages which riches give for the im- provement 143 . 13 . THE WORLD .
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James Ferguson. of the advantages which riches give for the im- provement of himself , or the happiness of others ? And how many do we meet with , who , for their abuse of the blessings of life , are given up to per- petual uneasiness of ...
James Ferguson. of the advantages which riches give for the im- provement of himself , or the happiness of others ? And how many do we meet with , who , for their abuse of the blessings of life , are given up to per- petual uneasiness of ...
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... give up the pleasures and endearments of domestic life , to be the slave of party and faction . Or , if the goodness of his heart should incline him to acts of humanity and benevolence , he will have frequently the mortification of ...
... give up the pleasures and endearments of domestic life , to be the slave of party and faction . Or , if the goodness of his heart should incline him to acts of humanity and benevolence , he will have frequently the mortification of ...
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... give my most unhappy story a place in your next paper . It may possibly come time enough to prevent a catastrophe , which would add horror to ruin , and drive to utter distraction a poor helpless family , who have more misery already ...
... give my most unhappy story a place in your next paper . It may possibly come time enough to prevent a catastrophe , which would add horror to ruin , and drive to utter distraction a poor helpless family , who have more misery already ...
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