The IdlerJ. Buckland, 1787 |
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... talk thus gravely for nothing . No man is re- quired to betray his own fecrets . I will , however , confefs , that I have now been a writer almost a week , and have not yet heard a single word of praise , nor received one hint from any ...
... talk thus gravely for nothing . No man is re- quired to betray his own fecrets . I will , however , confefs , that I have now been a writer almost a week , and have not yet heard a single word of praise , nor received one hint from any ...
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... talk of men must relate to facts in which the talkers have , or think they have , an intereft ; and where fuch facts cannot be known , the pleasures of fociety will be merely sensual . Thus the natives of the Mahometan empires , who ...
... talk of men must relate to facts in which the talkers have , or think they have , an intereft ; and where fuch facts cannot be known , the pleasures of fociety will be merely sensual . Thus the natives of the Mahometan empires , who ...
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... talk who were born to work ; and affords information fufficient to elate vanity , and stiffen ob- ftinacy , but too little to enlarge the mind into com- plete skill for full comprehenfion . Whatever is found to gratify the publick ...
... talk who were born to work ; and affords information fufficient to elate vanity , and stiffen ob- ftinacy , but too little to enlarge the mind into com- plete skill for full comprehenfion . Whatever is found to gratify the publick ...
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... talk to you upon fubjects of this delicate nature ; you who feem ignorant of the inexpreffible charms of the elbow - chair , attended with a foft ftool for the elevation of the feet ! Thus , vacant of thought , do I indulge the live ...
... talk to you upon fubjects of this delicate nature ; you who feem ignorant of the inexpreffible charms of the elbow - chair , attended with a foft ftool for the elevation of the feet ! Thus , vacant of thought , do I indulge the live ...
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... talk on fubjects which nature did not form him able to comprehend . The Cartefian , who denies that his horse feels the fpur , or that the hare is afraid when the hounds ap- proach her ; the difciple of Malbranche , who main- tains that ...
... talk on fubjects which nature did not form him able to comprehend . The Cartefian , who denies that his horse feels the fpur , or that the hare is afraid when the hounds ap- proach her ; the difciple of Malbranche , who main- tains that ...
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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