The Speaker ; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ... ; To which are Prefixed, Two Essays |
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... PAIN . THERE HERE were two families which , from the beginning of the world , were as opposite to each other as light and darkness . The one of them lived in Heaven , and the ether in Hell . The youngest descended of the first fami- ly ...
... PAIN . THERE HERE were two families which , from the beginning of the world , were as opposite to each other as light and darkness . The one of them lived in Heaven , and the ether in Hell . The youngest descended of the first fami- ly ...
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... Pain are such constant yoke - fellows , and that they either make their visits together , or are never far asunder . If Pain comes into a heart , he is quickly fol- lowed by Pleasure ; and if Pleasure enters , you may be sure Pain is ...
... Pain are such constant yoke - fellows , and that they either make their visits together , or are never far asunder . If Pain comes into a heart , he is quickly fol- lowed by Pleasure ; and if Pleasure enters , you may be sure Pain is ...
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... PAIN ARISING FROM VIRTUOUS EMO- TIONS ATTENDED WITH PLEASURE . -BEHOLD the ways Of Heav'n's eternal destiny to man , For ever just , benevolent , and wise : That VIRTUE's awful steps , howe'er pursued By vexing Fortune and intrusive Pain ...
... PAIN ARISING FROM VIRTUOUS EMO- TIONS ATTENDED WITH PLEASURE . -BEHOLD the ways Of Heav'n's eternal destiny to man , For ever just , benevolent , and wise : That VIRTUE's awful steps , howe'er pursued By vexing Fortune and intrusive Pain ...
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Virtue our higheſt Intereſt | 2 |
Elegy written in a Coun | 10 |
NARRATIVE PIECES | 14 |
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