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Socrates , who is by all Accounts the undoubted Head of the Sect of the Hen -
peck'd , own'd and acknowledged that he own'd great Part of his Virtue to the
Exercise which his useful Wife constantly gave it There are several good
Instructions ...
Socrates , who is by all Accounts the undoubted Head of the Sect of the Hen -
peck'd , own'd and acknowledged that he own'd great Part of his Virtue to the
Exercise which his useful Wife constantly gave it There are several good
Instructions ...
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... what a Pity it is that their greatest Virtues and Qualities , that should soonest
recommend them , are the main Obstacle in the Way of their Preferment This , Sir
, is my Case ; I was bred at a Country School , where I learned Latin and Greek .
... what a Pity it is that their greatest Virtues and Qualities , that should soonest
recommend them , are the main Obstacle in the Way of their Preferment This , Sir
, is my Case ; I was bred at a Country School , where I learned Latin and Greek .
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... Virtue in particular Persons , that Omnipotence will make bare its holy Arm in
the Defence of the one or Punishment of the other . It is sufficient that there is a
Day set a part for the Hearing and Requiting of both according to their respective
...
... Virtue in particular Persons , that Omnipotence will make bare its holy Arm in
the Defence of the one or Punishment of the other . It is sufficient that there is a
Day set a part for the Hearing and Requiting of both according to their respective
...
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Now , as of all Professions this Virtue is thought to be more particularly
unnecessary in that of the Law than in any other , I shall only apply my self to the
Relief of such who follow this Profession with this Disadvantage . What
aggravates the ...
Now , as of all Professions this Virtue is thought to be more particularly
unnecessary in that of the Law than in any other , I shall only apply my self to the
Relief of such who follow this Profession with this Disadvantage . What
aggravates the ...
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... as the most aged Advocates in the Hall , I can't advance the Merit of Modesty
by any Argument of my own so powerfully , as by enquiring into the Sentiments
the greatest among the Ancients of different Ages entertain'd upon this Virtue .
... as the most aged Advocates in the Hall , I can't advance the Merit of Modesty
by any Argument of my own so powerfully , as by enquiring into the Sentiments
the greatest among the Ancients of different Ages entertain'd upon this Virtue .
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 4 Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Essays [no. 164-167] The Spectator, George Gregory Smith |
| Contributor | George Gregory Smith |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1913 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 16 Sep 2014 |
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