The British Essayists: WorldJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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... means , to discourage this raging passion for noise . If you are a married man , and have a notable wife ( though from the freedom and spirit with which you write , I should guess you to be a bachelor ) , you will need neither my ...
... means , to discourage this raging passion for noise . If you are a married man , and have a notable wife ( though from the freedom and spirit with which you write , I should guess you to be a bachelor ) , you will need neither my ...
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... means of securing us from a restless train of idle thoughts , which cannot fail to make us burthensome to ourselves , and dissatisfied with all about us . Providence has therefore wisely provided for the generality of mankind , by ...
... means of securing us from a restless train of idle thoughts , which cannot fail to make us burthensome to ourselves , and dissatisfied with all about us . Providence has therefore wisely provided for the generality of mankind , by ...
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... means such certain blessings as the poor imagine them to be : on the contrary , he will perceive that the common labours and employments of life are much better suited to the majority of mankind , than prosperity and abun- dance would ...
... means such certain blessings as the poor imagine them to be : on the contrary , he will perceive that the common labours and employments of life are much better suited to the majority of mankind , than prosperity and abun- dance would ...
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... means of preserving to me the life of a son , after worse than death has happened to a daughter . If you have pity in your nature , I beg the imme- diate publication of this letter , which will infinitely oblige , Sir , Your greatly ...
... means of preserving to me the life of a son , after worse than death has happened to a daughter . If you have pity in your nature , I beg the imme- diate publication of this letter , which will infinitely oblige , Sir , Your greatly ...
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... be obliged , will be all we want ; and how sweet it is to think , that the business of our lives , and the de- light of our hearts , will be the same thing ! I mean , the making each other happy ! but I am doomed 145 . 23 THE WORLD .
... be obliged , will be all we want ; and how sweet it is to think , that the business of our lives , and the de- light of our hearts , will be the same thing ! I mean , the making each other happy ! but I am doomed 145 . 23 THE WORLD .
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