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Page 114
... never observed them to want compas- sion ; those in whose presence he never can be gay , though excited by invitations to mirth and freedom ; and those from whom he cannot be con- tent to receive instruction , though they never in ...
... never observed them to want compas- sion ; those in whose presence he never can be gay , though excited by invitations to mirth and freedom ; and those from whom he cannot be con- tent to receive instruction , though they never in ...
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... never lie quiet for want of irritation : its effects therefore are every where discoverable , and its attempts always to be dreaded . It is impossible to mention a name which any ad- vantageous distinction has made eminent , but some ...
... never lie quiet for want of irritation : its effects therefore are every where discoverable , and its attempts always to be dreaded . It is impossible to mention a name which any ad- vantageous distinction has made eminent , but some ...
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... never relieved , eloquence which never persuaded , or elegance which never pleased , ought not to be envied or dis- turbed , when they are known honestly to pay for their entertainment . But there are unmerciful ex- actors of adulation ...
... never relieved , eloquence which never persuaded , or elegance which never pleased , ought not to be envied or dis- turbed , when they are known honestly to pay for their entertainment . But there are unmerciful ex- actors of adulation ...
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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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