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Her usual Remarks turn upon People who had great Estates , but never enjoyed
them , by reason of some Flaw in their own , or their Father's Behaviour . She can
give you the Reason why such an one died Childless : Why such an one was ...
Her usual Remarks turn upon People who had great Estates , but never enjoyed
them , by reason of some Flaw in their own , or their Father's Behaviour . She can
give you the Reason why such an one died Childless : Why such an one was ...
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... from the mean Opinion you have of his Capacity to do you any Service or
Prejudice ; and that this calling his Sufficiency in Question , must give him
Inclination , and where this is , there never wants Strength or Opportunity to
annoy you .
... from the mean Opinion you have of his Capacity to do you any Service or
Prejudice ; and that this calling his Sufficiency in Question , must give him
Inclination , and where this is , there never wants Strength or Opportunity to
annoy you .
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looked upon as such by the greatest Writers , who have No. 487 . been never
suspected either of Superstition or Enthusiasm . Thursday , I do not suppose , that
the soul in these instances Sept 18 , 1712 . is entirely loose and unfettered from ...
looked upon as such by the greatest Writers , who have No. 487 . been never
suspected either of Superstition or Enthusiasm . Thursday , I do not suppose , that
the soul in these instances Sept 18 , 1712 . is entirely loose and unfettered from ...
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As negligent as Men are in this Respect , a Point of Honour is concerned in it ,
and there is Nothing a Man should be more ashamed of , than passing a
worthless Creature into the Service or Interests of a Man who has never injured
you .
As negligent as Men are in this Respect , a Point of Honour is concerned in it ,
and there is Nothing a Man should be more ashamed of , than passing a
worthless Creature into the Service or Interests of a Man who has never injured
you .
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For my own Part , says he , I would rather it shou'd be said of me , that there was
never any such Man as Plutarch , than that Plutarch was ill - natured , capricious
or inhumane . If we may believe our Logicians , Man is distinguished from all ...
For my own Part , says he , I would rather it shou'd be said of me , that there was
never any such Man as Plutarch , than that Plutarch was ill - natured , capricious
or inhumane . If we may believe our Logicians , Man is distinguished from all ...
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 4 Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Essays [no. 164-167] The Spectator, George Gregory Smith |
| Contributor | George Gregory Smith |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1913 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 16 Sep 2014 |
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