The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Volume 4C. Dilly, 1788 - Conduct of life |
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... best grace we are able , and resign our- selves to futurity with calmness and a patient mind : If we do not wish to be banished from society before death withdraws us from it , don't let us trust to the world's respect only , let us ...
... best grace we are able , and resign our- selves to futurity with calmness and a patient mind : If we do not wish to be banished from society before death withdraws us from it , don't let us trust to the world's respect only , let us ...
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... best . In the mirror of the stage we have the reflection of the times through all their changes from the reign of Elizabeth to that of Anne , with an exception to the days of Oliver , of which inter- val if there was no other ...
... best . In the mirror of the stage we have the reflection of the times through all their changes from the reign of Elizabeth to that of Anne , with an exception to the days of Oliver , of which inter- val if there was no other ...
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... best . Oh , Albion ! oh , blest isle , on whose white cliffs Peace builds her halcyon nest , thou , who embrac'd By the uxorious ocean sit'st secure , Smiling and gay and crown'd with every wreath , That Art can fashion or rich Commerce ...
... best . Oh , Albion ! oh , blest isle , on whose white cliffs Peace builds her halcyon nest , thou , who embrac'd By the uxorious ocean sit'st secure , Smiling and gay and crown'd with every wreath , That Art can fashion or rich Commerce ...
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... difpofition of our time more glaring , for whilft the best hours of the afternoon were devoted to the table , all exercise and enjoyment out of doors - were either to be given up , or taken. were becomes 26 N 96 . THE OBSERVER .
... difpofition of our time more glaring , for whilft the best hours of the afternoon were devoted to the table , all exercise and enjoyment out of doors - were either to be given up , or taken. were becomes 26 N 96 . THE OBSERVER .
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... best . " If it be so , thought I , this man's great fortune is an incumbrance to him ; if it robs him of health and ... best likes , and is best for him , ' I must have been mistaken in supposing indepen- dance was the result of ...
... best . " If it be so , thought I , this man's great fortune is an incumbrance to him ; if it robs him of health and ... best likes , and is best for him , ' I must have been mistaken in supposing indepen- dance was the result of ...
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