The IdlerJ. Buckland, 1787 |
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... mean will be imputed to him , and whatever is excellent be afcribed to his affiftants . It does not much alter the event , that the author and his correfpondents are equally un- known ; for the author , whoever he be , is an indi ...
... mean will be imputed to him , and whatever is excellent be afcribed to his affiftants . It does not much alter the event , that the author and his correfpondents are equally un- known ; for the author , whoever he be , is an indi ...
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... mean time the girls grow up in total igno- rance of every thing paft , prefent , and future . Molly afked me the other day , whether Ireland was in France , and was ordered by her mother to mend her hem . Kitty knows not , at fixteen ...
... mean time the girls grow up in total igno- rance of every thing paft , prefent , and future . Molly afked me the other day , whether Ireland was in France , and was ordered by her mother to mend her hem . Kitty knows not , at fixteen ...
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... means peculiar . The public pleasures of far the greater part of mankind are counterfeit . Very few carry their philofophy to places of diverfion , or are very careful to analyfe their enjoyments . The general condition of life is fo ...
... means peculiar . The public pleasures of far the greater part of mankind are counterfeit . Very few carry their philofophy to places of diverfion , or are very careful to analyfe their enjoyments . The general condition of life is fo ...
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... mean infolence of wealthy traders , and the lawless confidence of fuccessful " robbers , were now funk in defpair and stupified " with horror . He called in the fhips which had been difperfed over the ocean to guard their mer- chants ...
... mean infolence of wealthy traders , and the lawless confidence of fuccessful " robbers , were now funk in defpair and stupified " with horror . He called in the fhips which had been difperfed over the ocean to guard their mer- chants ...
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... mean arts of profit or ambition will gather ftrength in the mind , if they are not early fuppreffed . But miftaken notions of fuperiority , defires of useless fhow , pride of little accomplishments , and all the train of vanity , will ...
... mean arts of profit or ambition will gather ftrength in the mind , if they are not early fuppreffed . But miftaken notions of fuperiority , defires of useless fhow , pride of little accomplishments , and all the train of vanity , will ...
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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