The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Volume 4C. Dilly, 1788 - Conduct of life |
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... spirit of Mary , and the imperious pre- rogative of Elizabeth left scarce a shadow of freedom in the people ; and , in spite of all the boafted glories of Elizabeth's golden days , I must doubt if any nation can be happy , whose lives ...
... spirit of Mary , and the imperious pre- rogative of Elizabeth left scarce a shadow of freedom in the people ; and , in spite of all the boafted glories of Elizabeth's golden days , I must doubt if any nation can be happy , whose lives ...
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... spirit of toleration ; wherever that blessed spirit prevails , 1 prevails , it prevails for the honour of man's 6 N ° 94 . THE OBSERVER .
... spirit of toleration ; wherever that blessed spirit prevails , 1 prevails , it prevails for the honour of man's 6 N ° 94 . THE OBSERVER .
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... spirit of their religion better than to engage in them : The publications of the pulpit are still numerous , and if they have dropt their high in- flammatory tone , it is to the honour of Chrifti- anity that they have so done , and ...
... spirit of their religion better than to engage in them : The publications of the pulpit are still numerous , and if they have dropt their high in- flammatory tone , it is to the honour of Chrifti- anity that they have so done , and ...
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... spirit , munificence and contempt of dan- ger have respect to our fellow - creatures ; they look for their account in an honorable fame , in the enjoyment of present praise and in the anti- cipation cipation of that , which pofterity ...
... spirit , munificence and contempt of dan- ger have respect to our fellow - creatures ; they look for their account in an honorable fame , in the enjoyment of present praise and in the anti- cipation cipation of that , which pofterity ...
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... spirits so effectually as boisterous mirth , nobody fo apt to overact his character as a jolly fellow , and stunned with the vociferation of his own tongue to forget that every other man is filent and suffering : In short it is a very ...
... spirits so effectually as boisterous mirth , nobody fo apt to overact his character as a jolly fellow , and stunned with the vociferation of his own tongue to forget that every other man is filent and suffering : In short it is a very ...
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