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... delightful entertainment than what can be found in the 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 .
... delightful entertainment than what can be found in the 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 .
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may place you in that higher manfion of bliss and immortality which is prepared
for good princes , lawgivers , and heroes , when he in his due time removes them
from the envy of mankind , is the hearty prayer of , My Lord , Your Grace's most ...
may place you in that higher manfion of bliss and immortality which is prepared
for good princes , lawgivers , and heroes , when he in his due time removes them
from the envy of mankind , is the hearty prayer of , My Lord , Your Grace's most ...
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We have little else left us , but to represent the common sense of mankind in
more strong , more beautiful , or more uncommon lights . If a . reader examines
Horace's Art of Poetry , he will find but very few precepts in it , which he may not
meet ...
We have little else left us , but to represent the common sense of mankind in
more strong , more beautiful , or more uncommon lights . If a . reader examines
Horace's Art of Poetry , he will find but very few precepts in it , which he may not
meet ...
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But if we carry our reflexions higher , we may discover farther ends of Providence
in implanting this paflion in mankind . It was necessary for the world , that arts
should be invented and improved , books written and transmitted to posterity ...
But if we carry our reflexions higher , we may discover farther ends of Providence
in implanting this paflion in mankind . It was necessary for the world , that arts
should be invented and improved , books written and transmitted to posterity ...
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How few are there who are furnished with abilities sufficient to recommend their
actions to the admiration of the world , and to distinguish themselves from the rest
of mankind ? Providence for the most part sets us upon a level , and observes a ...
How few are there who are furnished with abilities sufficient to recommend their
actions to the admiration of the world , and to distinguish themselves from the rest
of mankind ? Providence for the most part sets us upon a level , and observes a ...
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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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