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Page 131
... give now and then a touch of tragedy , and defcribe that moft dreadful of all human conditions , the cafe of bankruptcy ; how plenty , credit , chearfulness , full hopes , and eafy poffeffions , are in an instant turned into penury ...
... give now and then a touch of tragedy , and defcribe that moft dreadful of all human conditions , the cafe of bankruptcy ; how plenty , credit , chearfulness , full hopes , and eafy poffeffions , are in an instant turned into penury ...
Page 259
... give into as pride , nor any other paf- fion which appears in fuch different difguifes : It is to ⚫ be found in all habits and complexions . Is it not a ⚫ question , whether it does more harm or good in the world ? And if there be not ...
... give into as pride , nor any other paf- fion which appears in fuch different difguifes : It is to ⚫ be found in all habits and complexions . Is it not a ⚫ question , whether it does more harm or good in the world ? And if there be not ...
Page 279
... give the world a reprefentation of the bright fide of human nature , as well as the dark and gloomy : The defire of imitation may , perhaps , be a greater incentive to the practice of what is good , than the averfion we may conceive at ...
... give the world a reprefentation of the bright fide of human nature , as well as the dark and gloomy : The defire of imitation may , perhaps , be a greater incentive to the practice of what is good , than the averfion we may conceive at ...
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