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I shall in the last place fhew , that it hinders us from obtaining an end which we
have abilities to acquire , and which is accompanied with fulness of satisfaction . I
need not tell my reader , that I mean by this end that happiness which is reserved
...
I shall in the last place fhew , that it hinders us from obtaining an end which we
have abilities to acquire , and which is accompanied with fulness of satisfaction . I
need not tell my reader , that I mean by this end that happiness which is reserved
...
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weak stirrings and tendencies of the will which have bet yer formed themselves
into regular purposes and deligns , to the last intire finishing and confummation of
good habit . ' He beholds the firit imperfect rudiments of a virtue in the soul , and ...
weak stirrings and tendencies of the will which have bet yer formed themselves
into regular purposes and deligns , to the last intire finishing and confummation of
good habit . ' He beholds the firit imperfect rudiments of a virtue in the soul , and ...
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... three perfons , who , as soon as named , will be thought capable of advancing
the present state of music . « Mr. Spectator , I Am confiderably obliged to you for
your speedy publication of my last in your's of the 18th initant , ' ' and am in no ...
... three perfons , who , as soon as named , will be thought capable of advancing
the present state of music . « Mr. Spectator , I Am confiderably obliged to you for
your speedy publication of my last in your's of the 18th initant , ' ' and am in no ...
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Years following years steal something ev'ry day , At last they steal us from
ourselves away . Pope . I 6 6 « Mr. Spectator , Am now in the fixty - fifth year of my
age , and hav- . ing been the greater part of my days a man of pleasure , the
decay of ...
Years following years steal something ev'ry day , At last they steal us from
ourselves away . Pope . I 6 6 « Mr. Spectator , Am now in the fixty - fifth year of my
age , and hav- . ing been the greater part of my days a man of pleasure , the
decay of ...
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These • fits shall last her a month or six weeks together ; and as she falls into
them without provocation , so it is to • be hoped she will return from them without
the merit of new services . But life and love will not admit of such • intervals ...
These • fits shall last her a month or six weeks together ; and as she falls into
them without provocation , so it is to • be hoped she will return from them without
the merit of new services . But life and love will not admit of such • intervals ...
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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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