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Page 77
6 6 5 A believer may be excused by the most hardened atheist for endeavouring
to make him a convert , because he does it with an eye to both their • interests .
The Atheist is inexcuseable who tries to gain over a believer , because he does ...
6 6 5 A believer may be excused by the most hardened atheist for endeavouring
to make him a convert , because he does it with an eye to both their • interests .
The Atheist is inexcuseable who tries to gain over a believer , because he does ...
Page 80
6 th may , because it is adapted to their vanity , by which they feem to be guided
much more than * their reason , I would therefore have them confider , that the
wiseft and beft of men , in all ages ! of the world , have been those who lived up to
...
6 th may , because it is adapted to their vanity , by which they feem to be guided
much more than * their reason , I would therefore have them confider , that the
wiseft and beft of men , in all ages ! of the world , have been those who lived up to
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Page 116
It is impossible to lay down any determinate rule for temperance , because what
is luxury in one may be temperance in another ; but there are few that have lived
any time in the world , who are not judges of their own constitutions , fo far as to ...
It is impossible to lay down any determinate rule for temperance , because what
is luxury in one may be temperance in another ; but there are few that have lived
any time in the world , who are not judges of their own constitutions , fo far as to ...
Page 192
In thc • midst of this infipid way of life , an old acquaint* ance of mine , Toni
Meggot , who is a favourite • with her , and allowed to visit me in her company •
because he fings prettily , has roused me to rebel , ' and conveyed his
intelligence to me ...
In thc • midst of this infipid way of life , an old acquaint* ance of mine , Toni
Meggot , who is a favourite • with her , and allowed to visit me in her company •
because he fings prettily , has roused me to rebel , ' and conveyed his
intelligence to me ...
Page 284
Lies which are told out of arrogance and oftentation a man should detect in his
own defence , because he should not be triumphed over ; lies which are told out
of malice he should expose , both for his own sake and that of the rest of mankind
...
Lies which are told out of arrogance and oftentation a man should detect in his
own defence , because he should not be triumphed over ; lies which are told out
of malice he should expose , both for his own sake and that of the rest of mankind
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Spectator, Volume 3 The Spectator, Sir Richard Steele |
| Contributors | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele |
| Publisher | John Bell, 1776 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Oct 2011 |
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