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But , before I invite you into my society and friendship , I will be open and sincere
with you , and must lay down this as an eftablished truth , that there is nothing
truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labour . The Gods have
...
But , before I invite you into my society and friendship , I will be open and sincere
with you , and must lay down this as an eftablished truth , that there is nothing
truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labour . The Gods have
...
Page 94
of authorityand dignity ofimportance ; they look round about them at once with
ignorance and scorn on a race of beings to whom they are equally unknown and
equally contemptible , but whose manners they must imitate , and with whofe ...
of authorityand dignity ofimportance ; they look round about them at once with
ignorance and scorn on a race of beings to whom they are equally unknown and
equally contemptible , but whose manners they must imitate , and with whofe ...
Page 96
If you are to ask a favour , or even tổ folicit your due , you must do it suavitèr in
modo , or you will give those , who have a mind to refuse you either , a pretence
to do it , by resenting the manner ; but , on other hand , you must , by a steady ...
If you are to ask a favour , or even tổ folicit your due , you must do it suavitèr in
modo , or you will give those , who have a mind to refuse you either , a pretence
to do it , by resenting the manner ; but , on other hand , you must , by a steady ...
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a precipice , but if once we have taken the fatal leap , we must descend , whether
we will or no . Thus the mind , if duly cautious , may stand firm upon the rock of
tranquillity ; but if The rafhly forsakes the summit , she can scarce recover herfelf ...
a precipice , but if once we have taken the fatal leap , we must descend , whether
we will or no . Thus the mind , if duly cautious , may stand firm upon the rock of
tranquillity ; but if The rafhly forsakes the summit , she can scarce recover herfelf ...
Page 147
If none , then all good must be transient and'uncertain , and if so , an object of
lowest value , which can little deserve either our attention or inquiry . But if there
be a better good , such a good as we are feeking ; like every other thing , it must
be ...
If none , then all good must be transient and'uncertain , and if so , an object of
lowest value , which can little deserve either our attention or inquiry . But if there
be a better good , such a good as we are feeking ; like every other thing , it must
be ...
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| Title | The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1797 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 436 pages |
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