Select British Classics, Volume 21J. Conrad, 1803 - English literature |
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Page 73
... equal to great under- takings , while we leave others in possession of the same abilities , cannot with equal justice provoke cen- sure . It must be confessed , that self - love may dispose us to decide too hastily in our own favour ...
... equal to great under- takings , while we leave others in possession of the same abilities , cannot with equal justice provoke cen- sure . It must be confessed , that self - love may dispose us to decide too hastily in our own favour ...
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... equal abilities , and with equal virtue ; but Catiline perished in the field , and THE ADVENTURER . 171.
... equal abilities , and with equal virtue ; but Catiline perished in the field , and THE ADVENTURER . 171.
Page 196
... equal to her beauty , her knowledge was soon equal to her wit . Thus accomplished , she became the object of uni- versal admiration ; every heart throbbed at her approach , every tongue was silent when she spoke ; at the glance of her ...
... equal to her beauty , her knowledge was soon equal to her wit . Thus accomplished , she became the object of uni- versal admiration ; every heart throbbed at her approach , every tongue was silent when she spoke ; at the glance of her ...
Contents
LETTERS from six characters | 71 |
The folly of human wishes and schemes to cor rect the moral government of the world history of Nourraddin and Amana | 72 |
The history of Nourraddin and Amana concluded | 73 |
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