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And such a principle is ambition or a desire of fame , by which great endowments
are not suffered to lie idle and useless to the public , and many . vicious men ,
over - reached , as it engaged contrary to their natural inclinations in a glorious
od ...
And such a principle is ambition or a desire of fame , by which great endowments
are not suffered to lie idle and useless to the public , and many . vicious men ,
over - reached , as it engaged contrary to their natural inclinations in a glorious
od ...
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Were not this desire of fame very ftrong , the difficulty of obtaining it , and the
danger of losing it when obtained , would be sufficient to deter à inan from so
vain a pursuit . How few are there who are furnished with abilities sufficient to ...
Were not this desire of fame very ftrong , the difficulty of obtaining it , and the
danger of losing it when obtained , would be sufficient to deter à inan from so
vain a pursuit . How few are there who are furnished with abilities sufficient to ...
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But farther , this desire of fame naturally betrays the ambitious man into such
indecencies , as are a lessening to his reputation . He is still afraid left any of his
actions should be thrown away in private , left his deserts should be concealed
from ...
But farther , this desire of fame naturally betrays the ambitious man into such
indecencies , as are a lessening to his reputation . He is still afraid left any of his
actions should be thrown away in private , left his deserts should be concealed
from ...
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vain - glory , and a desire of fame in the actor . Nor is this common judgment and
opinion of mankind illfounded : for certainly it denotes no great bravery of mind to
be worked up to any noble action by fo selfish a motive , and to do thai out of a ...
vain - glory , and a desire of fame in the actor . Nor is this common judgment and
opinion of mankind illfounded : for certainly it denotes no great bravery of mind to
be worked up to any noble action by fo selfish a motive , and to do thai out of a ...
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... 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 incident to men of a contrary disposition . After all ...
... 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 incident to men of a contrary disposition . After all ...
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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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