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But when I speak of You , I Celebrate One who has had the Happiness of
possessing also those Qualities which make a Man useful to Society , and of
having had Opportunities of Exerting them in the most conspicuous Manner . The
Great Part ...
But when I speak of You , I Celebrate One who has had the Happiness of
possessing also those Qualities which make a Man useful to Society , and of
having had Opportunities of Exerting them in the most conspicuous Manner . The
Great Part ...
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In both these Cases Man cannot , indeed , make a sillier Figure , than in
repeating such Pleasures and Pains to the Rest of the World ; but I speak of them
only , as they sit upon those who are involved in them . As I visit all sorts of
People , I ...
In both these Cases Man cannot , indeed , make a sillier Figure , than in
repeating such Pleasures and Pains to the Rest of the World ; but I speak of them
only , as they sit upon those who are involved in them . As I visit all sorts of
People , I ...
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I know the Printing this Letter would point me out to those I want Confidence to
speak to , and I hope it is not in your Power to refuse making any Body happy .
September 9 , Yours , & c . 1712 . M , DA · T No. 481 . ( ADDISON . ] Thursday ...
I know the Printing this Letter would point me out to those I want Confidence to
speak to , and I hope it is not in your Power to refuse making any Body happy .
September 9 , Yours , & c . 1712 . M , DA · T No. 481 . ( ADDISON . ] Thursday ...
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I shall only mention two : First , That generally speaking , there is no Calamity or
Affliction , which is supposed to have happened as a Judgment to a vicious Man ,
which does not sometimes happen to Men of approved Religion and Virtue .
I shall only mention two : First , That generally speaking , there is no Calamity or
Affliction , which is supposed to have happened as a Judgment to a vicious Man ,
which does not sometimes happen to Men of approved Religion and Virtue .
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If I might be indulged to speak in the Stile of a Lawyer I would say , That any one
about thirty Years of Age , might make a common Motion to the Court with as
much Elegance and Propriety as the most aged Advocates in the Hall , I can't ...
If I might be indulged to speak in the Stile of a Lawyer I would say , That any one
about thirty Years of Age , might make a common Motion to the Court with as
much Elegance and Propriety as the most aged Advocates in the Hall , I can't ...
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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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