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... following , or any other book . One cannot indeed , without offence to yourself ,
observe , that you excel the rest of mankind in the least , as well as the greatest
endowe endowments . Nor were it a circumstance to be mentioned DEDICA TI O
N.
... following , or any other book . One cannot indeed , without offence to yourself ,
observe , that you excel the rest of mankind in the least , as well as the greatest
endowe endowments . Nor were it a circumstance to be mentioned DEDICA TI O
N.
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Nor were it a circumstance to be mentioned , if the graces and attractions of your
person were not the only pre - eminence you have above others , which is left ,
almost , unobserved by greater writers . Yet how pleasing would it be to those
who ...
Nor were it a circumstance to be mentioned , if the graces and attractions of your
person were not the only pre - eminence you have above others , which is left ,
almost , unobserved by greater writers . Yet how pleasing would it be to those
who ...
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... the inconsiderable circumstances of his behaviour and conversation ; or
because , as we have before observed , the fame temper of mind which inclines
us to a desire of fame , naturally betrays us into such slips and unwarinesses as
are not ...
... the inconsiderable circumstances of his behaviour and conversation ; or
because , as we have before observed , the fame temper of mind which inclines
us to a desire of fame , naturally betrays us into such slips and unwarinesses as
are not ...
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There is not any circumstance in Cæsar's character which gives me a greater
idea of him , than a saying which Cicero tells us he frequently made use of in
private conversation , " That he was fatisfied with his share to of life and fame .
There is not any circumstance in Cæsar's character which gives me a greater
idea of him , than a saying which Cicero tells us he frequently made use of in
private conversation , " That he was fatisfied with his share to of life and fame .
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Every vir . tue requires time and place , a proper object and a fit conjunčture of
circumstances , for the due exercise of it , A state of poverty obscures all the
virtues of liberality and and munificence . The patience and fortitude of a martyr
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Every vir . tue requires time and place , a proper object and a fit conjunčture of
circumstances , for the due exercise of it , A state of poverty obscures all the
virtues of liberality and and munificence . The patience and fortitude of a martyr
30 THE ...
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| 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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