The Spectator, Volume 3John Bell, 1776 - English essays |
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... virtue : This is to change fides for a while with , the jealous man , and to turn his own paffion upon himfelf ; to take fome occafion of growing jealous of him , and to follow the example he himself hath fet you . This counterfeited ...
... virtue : This is to change fides for a while with , the jealous man , and to turn his own paffion upon himfelf ; to take fome occafion of growing jealous of him , and to follow the example he himself hath fet you . This counterfeited ...
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... virtue , or governed by the rules of honour . We ought to abstract our minds from the observation of an excellence in thofe we converfe with , until we have taken fome notice , or received fome good in- formation of the difpofition of ...
... virtue , or governed by the rules of honour . We ought to abstract our minds from the observation of an excellence in thofe we converfe with , until we have taken fome notice , or received fome good in- formation of the difpofition of ...
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... virtue by which it was acquired . When a man is thorough- ly perfuaded that he ought neither to admire , wish for , or purfue any thing but what is exactly his duty , it is not in the power of seasons , perfons or accidents , to ...
... virtue by which it was acquired . When a man is thorough- ly perfuaded that he ought neither to admire , wish for , or purfue any thing but what is exactly his duty , it is not in the power of seasons , perfons or accidents , to ...
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... virtues of the merchant , how much is his punctual dealing below a gentleman's charity to the poor , or hofpi- tality among his neighbours ? CAPTAIN SENTRY observed Sir ANDREW very diligent in hearing Sir ROGER , and had a mind to turn ...
... virtues of the merchant , how much is his punctual dealing below a gentleman's charity to the poor , or hofpi- tality among his neighbours ? CAPTAIN SENTRY observed Sir ANDREW very diligent in hearing Sir ROGER , and had a mind to turn ...
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... virtue ; but it would be worth while to confider , whether fo many artificers at work ten days together by my appointment , or fo many peafants made merry on Sir ROGER's charge , are the men more obliged ? I believe the families of the ...
... virtue ; but it would be worth while to confider , whether fo many artificers at work ten days together by my appointment , or fo many peafants made merry on Sir ROGER's charge , are the men more obliged ? I believe the families of the ...
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