The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 25 |
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Page 17
... mean the gentle- men who stake an estate , against the cunning of those who have none ; for I leave the cure of luna- tics to the professors of physic : I mean the disso- lute and indigent : who in the common phrase put themselves in ...
... mean the gentle- men who stake an estate , against the cunning of those who have none ; for I leave the cure of luna- tics to the professors of physic : I mean the disso- lute and indigent : who in the common phrase put themselves in ...
Page 18
... means of happiness which it was not found to afford . The gamester , therefore , of whatever class , plays against manifest odds ; since that which he wins he discovers to be brass , and that which he loses he values as gold . And it ...
... means of happiness which it was not found to afford . The gamester , therefore , of whatever class , plays against manifest odds ; since that which he wins he discovers to be brass , and that which he loses he values as gold . And it ...
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... means by which it was obtained ! and yet at last he had gained nothing more than he ex- pected ; his danger was not known time enough to alarm his fear ; the value of his acquisition was not increased ; nor had Providence interposed ...
... means by which it was obtained ! and yet at last he had gained nothing more than he ex- pected ; his danger was not known time enough to alarm his fear ; the value of his acquisition was not increased ; nor had Providence interposed ...
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... means of happiness which wealth well used could bestow . After the first ceremonies had passed , he threw himself again back in his chair upon my having refused it , looked wistfully at his fingers ends , crossed his legs , inquir- ed ...
... means of happiness which wealth well used could bestow . After the first ceremonies had passed , he threw himself again back in his chair upon my having refused it , looked wistfully at his fingers ends , crossed his legs , inquir- ed ...
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... which they expected never to find , they raised a general mutiny , and demanded to return . He found means to soothe them into a permission to continue the same course three days longer , and on the even- N ° 99 .. ADVENTURER . 45.
... which they expected never to find , they raised a general mutiny , and demanded to return . He found means to soothe them into a permission to continue the same course three days longer , and on the even- N ° 99 .. ADVENTURER . 45.
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