The IdlerJ. Buckland, 1787 |
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... live without light and water . For the days of univerfal thirft and per- petual darkness are at a great diftance . The ocean . and the fun will laft our time , and we may leave pofterity to shift for themfelves . But if the ftores of ...
... live without light and water . For the days of univerfal thirft and per- petual darkness are at a great diftance . The ocean . and the fun will laft our time , and we may leave pofterity to shift for themfelves . But if the ftores of ...
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... live without them , fhould not follow them . The pre- judices and pride of man have long prefumed the fword and spindle made for different hands , and de- nied the other sex to partake the grandeur of mili- tary glory . This notion may ...
... live without them , fhould not follow them . The pre- judices and pride of man have long prefumed the fword and spindle made for different hands , and de- nied the other sex to partake the grandeur of mili- tary glory . This notion may ...
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... lives and fortunes of the other . To us , who are regaled every morning and even- ing with intelligence , and are fupplied from day to day with materials for conversation , it is difficult to conceive how man can fubfift without a news ...
... lives and fortunes of the other . To us , who are regaled every morning and even- ing with intelligence , and are fupplied from day to day with materials for conversation , it is difficult to conceive how man can fubfift without a news ...
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... live in peace together . The writers of news , if they could be confederated , might give more pleasure to the publick . The morning and evening authors might divide an event between them ; a fingle action , and that not of much ...
... live in peace together . The writers of news , if they could be confederated , might give more pleasure to the publick . The morning and evening authors might divide an event between them ; a fingle action , and that not of much ...
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... live - long day . You may define happiness as you pleafe ; I em- brace that opinion which makes it confift in the ab- fence of pain . To reflect is pain ; to ftir is pain ; therefore I never reflect or ftir but when I cannot help it ...
... live - long day . You may define happiness as you pleafe ; I em- brace that opinion which makes it confift in the ab- fence of pain . To reflect is pain ; to ftir is pain ; therefore I never reflect or ftir but when I cannot help it ...
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advertiſements againſt almoſt amuſement becauſe bufy buſineſs cauſe cenfure confidered courſe critick curiofity cuſtom defign defire delight difcovered eafily eafy eaſy endeavour enquiry fafe faid fame fatire fcarcely fecure feem feen feldom fenfe fent fervant fhall fhew fhop fhould filk fince firſt fleep fome fomething fometimes foon friends ftate ftill ftudies fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fupplied fuppofe fure happineſs himſelf honour hope houfe houſe idle Idler itſelf labour lady laft laſt learned lefs live loft mifery Mifs mind moft morning moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never NUMB obferved ourſelves paffage paffed paffions perfuaded pleafing pleaſed pleaſure praiſe prefent promife publick purpoſe raiſed reaſon refolution refolved reft SATURDAY ſhall ſhe ſpeaks ſtate tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit whofe whoſe wife write