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I shall not here presume to mention the illustrious passages of your life , which
are celebrated by the whole age , and have been the subject of the most fublime
pens ; but if I could convey you to pofterity in your private character , and describe
...
I shall not here presume to mention the illustrious passages of your life , which
are celebrated by the whole age , and have been the subject of the most fublime
pens ; but if I could convey you to pofterity in your private character , and describe
...
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Glory established upon the uninterrupted success of honourable designs and
actions is not subject to diminution ; nor can any attempts prevail against it , but in
the proportion which the narrow circuit of rumour bears to the unlimited extent of ...
Glory established upon the uninterrupted success of honourable designs and
actions is not subject to diminution ; nor can any attempts prevail against it , but in
the proportion which the narrow circuit of rumour bears to the unlimited extent of ...
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... she is hardly ever seen in the same place with her husband , and if they •
happen to meet , you would think them perfect strangers : she never was heard to
name him in his absence , s and takes care he shall never be the subject of any
dif« ...
... she is hardly ever seen in the same place with her husband , and if they •
happen to meet , you would think them perfect strangers : she never was heard to
name him in his absence , s and takes care he shall never be the subject of any
dif« ...
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... out for any good which does not more immediately relate to his interest or
convenience , or that Providence , in the very frame of his soul , would not subject
him to such a passion as would be useless to the world , and a torment to himself
.
... out for any good which does not more immediately relate to his interest or
convenience , or that Providence , in the very frame of his soul , would not subject
him to such a passion as would be useless to the world , and a torment to himself
.
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This often sets him on empty boasts and oftentations of himself , and betrays him
into vain fantastical recitals of his own performances : his discourse generally
leans one way , and , whatever is the subject of it , tends obliquely either to the ...
This often sets him on empty boasts and oftentations of himself , and betrays him
into vain fantastical recitals of his own performances : his discourse generally
leans one way , and , whatever is the subject of it , tends obliquely either to the ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Spectator, Volume 4 The British essayists The Spectator, Joseph Addison |
| Publisher | J. and R. Tonson, 1767 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2019 |
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