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It is wonderful to observe how little is made of this inexpressible injury , and how
easily men get into a habit of being least agreeable where they are most obliged
to be so . But this subject deserves a diftinct fpeculation , and I shall observe for ...
It is wonderful to observe how little is made of this inexpressible injury , and how
easily men get into a habit of being least agreeable where they are most obliged
to be so . But this subject deserves a diftinct fpeculation , and I shall observe for ...
Page 66
Plato , Xenophon , and many others , we shall find that this was likewise their
favourite kind of fable , I shall only farther observe upon it , that the first of this sort
that made any considerable figure in the world , was that of Hercules ineeting
with ...
Plato , Xenophon , and many others , we shall find that this was likewise their
favourite kind of fable , I shall only farther observe upon it , that the first of this sort
that made any considerable figure in the world , was that of Hercules ineeting
with ...
Page 75
... if possible , more absurd than atheism itself . Since I have mentioned this
unaccountable zeal which appears in atheists and infidels , I must farther observe
that they are likewise in a most particular manner pofseffed with the spirit of
bigotry .
... if possible , more absurd than atheism itself . Since I have mentioned this
unaccountable zeal which appears in atheists and infidels , I must farther observe
that they are likewise in a most particular manner pofseffed with the spirit of
bigotry .
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In a very little i time , ( having a plentiful fortune ) fathers and mothers began to
regard me as a good match , and I found easy admittance into the best families in
town to observe their daugļiters ; but I , who was born to follow the Fair to no ...
In a very little i time , ( having a plentiful fortune ) fathers and mothers began to
regard me as a good match , and I found easy admittance into the best families in
town to observe their daugļiters ; but I , who was born to follow the Fair to no ...
Page 92
This is indeed won . derfully contrived ( as I have formerly observed ) for the
support of every living species , but at the fame time that it shews the wisdom of
the Creator , it discovers the imperfection and degeneracy of the creature .
This is indeed won . derfully contrived ( as I have formerly observed ) for the
support of every living species , but at the fame time that it shews the wisdom of
the Creator , it discovers the imperfection and degeneracy of the creature .
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| 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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