The Spectator, Volume 3J. Sharpe, 1808 |
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... nature can arrive . Triumph , applause , accla- mation , are dear to the mind of man ; but it is still a more exquisite delight to say to yourself , you have done well , than to hear the whole human race pronounce you glorious , except ...
... nature can arrive . Triumph , applause , accla- mation , are dear to the mind of man ; but it is still a more exquisite delight to say to yourself , you have done well , than to hear the whole human race pronounce you glorious , except ...
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... nature and envy , by compar- ing their own state of life to that of another , and grudging the approach of their neighbour to their own happiness ; and on the other side , he , who is the less at his ease , repines at the other , who he ...
... nature and envy , by compar- ing their own state of life to that of another , and grudging the approach of their neighbour to their own happiness ; and on the other side , he , who is the less at his ease , repines at the other , who he ...
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... nature of affection itself , and tell us , according to your philosophy , why it is that our Dears should do what they will with us , shall be froward , ill - natured , assuming , sometimes whine , at others rail , then swoon away ...
... nature of affection itself , and tell us , according to your philosophy , why it is that our Dears should do what they will with us , shall be froward , ill - natured , assuming , sometimes whine , at others rail , then swoon away ...
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... nature however in the consti- tution , which Mr. Dryden somewhere calls a ' milki- ness of blood , ' is an admirable groundwork for the other . In order therefore to try our good - nature , whether it arises from the body or the mind ...
... nature however in the consti- tution , which Mr. Dryden somewhere calls a ' milki- ness of blood , ' is an admirable groundwork for the other . In order therefore to try our good - nature , whether it arises from the body or the mind ...
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... nature will be , the examin- ing ourselves , whether or no we are able to exert it to our own disadvantage , and employ it on proper objects , notwithstanding any little pain , want , or inconvenience which may arise to ourselves from ...
... nature will be , the examin- ing ourselves , whether or no we are able to exert it to our own disadvantage , and employ it on proper objects , notwithstanding any little pain , want , or inconvenience which may arise to ourselves from ...
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