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... against these gloomy prefages and terrors of mind ; and that is , by fe- curing to myfelf the friendship and protection of that Being who difpofes of events , and governs futurity . He fees at one view the whole thread of my exiftence ...
... against these gloomy prefages and terrors of mind ; and that is , by fe- curing to myfelf the friendship and protection of that Being who difpofes of events , and governs futurity . He fees at one view the whole thread of my exiftence ...
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... against this piece of raillery . No. XI . TUESDAY , MARCH 13 . Dat veniam corvis , vexat cenfura columbas . Juv . A The doves are cenfar'd , while the crows are fpared . RIETTA is vifited by all perfons of both fexes who have any ...
... against this piece of raillery . No. XI . TUESDAY , MARCH 13 . Dat veniam corvis , vexat cenfura columbas . Juv . A The doves are cenfar'd , while the crows are fpared . RIETTA is vifited by all perfons of both fexes who have any ...
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... against the fcorns of par- ticular women , in invectives against the whole fex . Such a writer , I doubt not , was the celebrated Petronius , who invented the pleasant aggravations of the frailty of the Ephefian Lady ; but when we ...
... against the fcorns of par- ticular women , in invectives against the whole fex . Such a writer , I doubt not , was the celebrated Petronius , who invented the pleasant aggravations of the frailty of the Ephefian Lady ; but when we ...
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... against a battery of cannon . There are inftances of perfons who have been terrified , even to diftra & tion , at the figure of a tree or the fhaking of a bullruth . The truth of it is , I look upon a found imagination as the greatcft ...
... against a battery of cannon . There are inftances of perfons who have been terrified , even to diftra & tion , at the figure of a tree or the fhaking of a bullruth . The truth of it is , I look upon a found imagination as the greatcft ...
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... against a monftrous animal that ex- tremely ftartled me , and , upon my nearer furvey of it , appeared to be a lion rampant . The lion , feeing me very much furprifed , told me , in a gentle voice , that I might come by him if I pleased ...
... against a monftrous animal that ex- tremely ftartled me , and , upon my nearer furvey of it , appeared to be a lion rampant . The lion , feeing me very much furprifed , told me , in a gentle voice , that I might come by him if I pleased ...
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