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Page vi
... Courage • .... HAWKES . 107. Different Opinions equally plau- sible .... ... 108. The Uncertainty of human Things 109. A Visit to Bedlam with Dean Swift : A Vision ...... ...... 110. Pity not an Expression of strong Benevolence . 111 ...
... Courage • .... HAWKES . 107. Different Opinions equally plau- sible .... ... 108. The Uncertainty of human Things 109. A Visit to Bedlam with Dean Swift : A Vision ...... ...... 110. Pity not an Expression of strong Benevolence . 111 ...
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... courage , and talk bawdy to shew my wit . Under the rose I am a cursed favourite amongst them ; and have had ' bonne fortune , ' let me tell you . do love the little rogues hellishly : but faith I make love for the good of the public ...
... courage , and talk bawdy to shew my wit . Under the rose I am a cursed favourite amongst them ; and have had ' bonne fortune , ' let me tell you . do love the little rogues hellishly : but faith I make love for the good of the public ...
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... courage . This species of injustice has so long prevailed in universal practice , that it seems likewise to have infected speculation : so few minds are able to se- parate the ideas of greatness and prosperity , that even Sir William ...
... courage . This species of injustice has so long prevailed in universal practice , that it seems likewise to have infected speculation : so few minds are able to se- parate the ideas of greatness and prosperity , that even Sir William ...
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... courage contemptible by ridi- cule : though courage , as it is sometimes a proof of exalted virtue , is also frequently an indication of enormous vice ; for if he who effects a good pur- pose at the risk of life , is allowed to have the ...
... courage contemptible by ridi- cule : though courage , as it is sometimes a proof of exalted virtue , is also frequently an indication of enormous vice ; for if he who effects a good pur- pose at the risk of life , is allowed to have the ...
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... courage into virtue and vice , neither has it yet distinguished insensibility from courage . Every passion becomes weak in proportion as it is familiar with its object . Evil must be consi- dered as the object of fear ; but the passion ...
... courage into virtue and vice , neither has it yet distinguished insensibility from courage . Every passion becomes weak in proportion as it is familiar with its object . Evil must be consi- dered as the object of fear ; but the passion ...
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