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... town , it was yet in my power to give pain to a man of sense : this , and some
private hopes he * would hang himself , and what a glory would it be for me , and
how I should be envied , made me accept of * being third wife to my Lord Friday .
... town , it was yet in my power to give pain to a man of sense : this , and some
private hopes he * would hang himself , and what a glory would it be for me , and
how I should be envied , made me accept of * being third wife to my Lord Friday .
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I MIGHT here apply this consideration to the spirits of wicked men , with relation
to the pain which they shall suffer in every one of their faculties , and the
respective miseries which shall be appropriated to each faculty in particular . But
leaving ...
I MIGHT here apply this consideration to the spirits of wicked men , with relation
to the pain which they shall suffer in every one of their faculties , and the
respective miseries which shall be appropriated to each faculty in particular . But
leaving ...
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Pain , poverty , or infamy , are the natural product of vicious and imprudent acts ;
as the contrary blessings are of good ones ; so that we cannot suppose our lot to
be determined without impiety . A great enhancement of pleasure arises from its ...
Pain , poverty , or infamy , are the natural product of vicious and imprudent acts ;
as the contrary blessings are of good ones ; so that we cannot suppose our lot to
be determined without impiety . A great enhancement of pleasure arises from its ...
Page 234
They propofe to themelies no end , but run 2drift with every wind . cvice therefore
would be but thrown away upon the..l , fince they would scarce take the pains to
read it . Ithall not ftige any of this worthless tribc with a long berangue , but will ...
They propofe to themelies no end , but run 2drift with every wind . cvice therefore
would be but thrown away upon the..l , fince they would scarce take the pains to
read it . Ithall not ftige any of this worthless tribc with a long berangue , but will ...
Page 270
On the other hand , the moit virtuous feet of philosophers have created a
chimerical vise man , whom they made exempt fron passion and pain , and
thought it enough to pronounce bin all - fufficient . This last character , when
divested of the ...
On the other hand , the moit virtuous feet of philosophers have created a
chimerical vise man , whom they made exempt fron passion and pain , and
thought it enough to pronounce bin all - fufficient . This last character , when
divested of the ...
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| Title | “The” Spectator ... Volume 8 of “The” Spectator |
| Publisher | J. Wood, 1761 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 9 Sep 2019 |
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