“The” Spectator, Volume 6J. Parsons, 1793 - English essays |
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... perfection , was never seen to laugh . Chearfulness of mind is not liable to any of these exceptions ; it is of a serious and composed nature ; it does not throw the mind into a condition improper for the present state of humanity , and ...
... perfection , was never seen to laugh . Chearfulness of mind is not liable to any of these exceptions ; it is of a serious and composed nature ; it does not throw the mind into a condition improper for the present state of humanity , and ...
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... which will still be receiv- ing an increase of perfection , and consequently an increase of happiness ! The consciousness of such a being being spreads a perpetual diffusion of joy through the soul No. 381 . THE SPECTATOR .
... which will still be receiv- ing an increase of perfection , and consequently an increase of happiness ! The consciousness of such a being being spreads a perpetual diffusion of joy through the soul No. 381 . THE SPECTATOR .
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... Perfection is not the attribute of man , therefore he is not degraded by the acknowledgment of an imperfection : but it is the work of little minds to imitate the fortitude of great Spirits on worthy occasions , by obstinacy in the ...
... Perfection is not the attribute of man , therefore he is not degraded by the acknowledgment of an imperfection : but it is the work of little minds to imitate the fortitude of great Spirits on worthy occasions , by obstinacy in the ...
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... perfection of human nature , and is the standing example , as well as the great guide and instructor , of those who receive his doctrines . Though these two heads cannot be too much insisted upon , I shall but just mention them , since ...
... perfection of human nature , and is the standing example , as well as the great guide and instructor , of those who receive his doctrines . Though these two heads cannot be too much insisted upon , I shall but just mention them , since ...
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... perfection , as well as for that generous approbation he lately gave to an opera of our own country , in which the composer endeavoured to do justice to the beauty of the words , by following that noble example , which has been set him ...
... perfection , as well as for that generous approbation he lately gave to an opera of our own country , in which the composer endeavoured to do justice to the beauty of the words , by following that noble example , which has been set him ...
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