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Page 134
... character he en- deavours to assume , and whose performances he la- bours to equal . When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied , the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without direction ...
... character he en- deavours to assume , and whose performances he la- bours to equal . When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied , the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without direction ...
Page 189
... who is spontaneously suspicious may be justly charged with radical corruption ; for if he 175 . 189 RAMBLER . The Mischiefs of Falsehood-the Character of Turpicula The Mischiefs of Falsehood-the Character of Turpicula.
... who is spontaneously suspicious may be justly charged with radical corruption ; for if he 175 . 189 RAMBLER . The Mischiefs of Falsehood-the Character of Turpicula The Mischiefs of Falsehood-the Character of Turpicula.
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... character , if it be not repugnant to the laws of general humanity , it is always his business to cultivate and preserve . Every hour furnishes some confirmation of Tully's precept . It seldom happens that an assembly of pleasure is so ...
... character , if it be not repugnant to the laws of general humanity , it is always his business to cultivate and preserve . Every hour furnishes some confirmation of Tully's precept . It seldom happens that an assembly of pleasure is so ...
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the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 3 |
the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 185 |
Anningait and Ajut a Greenland History | 186 |
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