The Spectator, Volume 4J. and R. Tonson, 1767 |
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... , or any other book . One cannot indeed , without of- fence to yourself , observe , that you excel the reft of mankind in the least , as well as the greatest endow- endowments . Nor were it a cir- cumftance to be DEDICATION .
... , or any other book . One cannot indeed , without of- fence to yourself , observe , that you excel the reft of mankind in the least , as well as the greatest endow- endowments . Nor were it a cir- cumftance to be DEDICATION .
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... in HIS due time removes them from the envy of mankind , is the hearty prayer of , My LORD , Your Grace's most obedient , moft devoted , humble Servant , THE SPECTATOR . THE SPECTATOR . VOLUME THE FOURTH . A 4 THE DEDICATI O N. My LORD, ...
... in HIS due time removes them from the envy of mankind , is the hearty prayer of , My LORD , Your Grace's most obedient , moft devoted , humble Servant , THE SPECTATOR . THE SPECTATOR . VOLUME THE FOURTH . A 4 THE DEDICATI O N. My LORD, ...
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... mankind in more ftrong , 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 with in- Ariftotle , and which were not commonly known by ...
... mankind in more ftrong , 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 with in- Ariftotle , and which were not commonly known by ...
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... mankind ? Providence for the moft part fets us upon a level , and obferves a kind of proportion in its difpenfa- tion towards us . If it renders us perfect in one accom- plishment , it generally leaves us defective in another , and ...
... mankind ? Providence for the moft part fets us upon a level , and obferves a kind of proportion in its difpenfa- tion towards us . If it renders us perfect in one accom- plishment , it generally leaves us defective in another , and ...
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... mankind ill- founded for certainly it denotes no great bravery of mind to be worked up to any noble action by so selfish a motive , and to do that out of a defire of fame , which we could not be prompted to by a difinterested love to ...
... mankind ill- founded for certainly it denotes no great bravery of mind to be worked up to any noble action by so selfish a motive , and to do that out of a defire of fame , which we could not be prompted to by a difinterested love to ...
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