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... virtue . - The South Sea Inlanders compaffionated , but chiefly Omaï . - His pre- fent ftate of mind fuppofed . - Civilized life friendly io virtue , but not great cities . — Great cities , and London in particular , allowed their due ...
... virtue . - The South Sea Inlanders compaffionated , but chiefly Omaï . - His pre- fent ftate of mind fuppofed . - Civilized life friendly io virtue , but not great cities . — Great cities , and London in particular , allowed their due ...
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... virtue ; mock the fools That trust them ; and in th ' end , disclose a face That would have fhock'd credulity herself Unmask'd , vouchsafing this their sole excuse , Since all alike are selfish - why not they ? This does Profufion , and ...
... virtue ; mock the fools That trust them ; and in th ' end , disclose a face That would have fhock'd credulity herself Unmask'd , vouchsafing this their sole excuse , Since all alike are selfish - why not they ? This does Profufion , and ...
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... virtue , and whom virtue , fruit of faith , Prepare for happiness ; befpeak him one Content indeed to fojourn while he must Below the fkies , but having there his home , The world o'erlooks him in her busy search Of objects more ...
... virtue , and whom virtue , fruit of faith , Prepare for happiness ; befpeak him one Content indeed to fojourn while he must Below the fkies , but having there his home , The world o'erlooks him in her busy search Of objects more ...
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