The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Volume 4C. Dilly, 1788 - Conduct of life |
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... because they understand the 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 ...
... because they understand the 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 ...
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... be at no loss to form our judgment of them . I stopt at the age of queen Anne , because it was then that Sir Richard Steele and Mr. Addifon began began to spread their pallets , and when they had 8 N ° 94 . THE OBSERVER .
... be at no loss to form our judgment of them . I stopt at the age of queen Anne , because it was then that Sir Richard Steele and Mr. Addifon began began to spread their pallets , and when they had 8 N ° 94 . THE OBSERVER .
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... because I believe he enjoyed little other pleasure in the poffeffion of his house , befides this of shewing it ; but it happened to my hoft , as it does too frequently to the owners of fine places , that he mifled the tri- . bute of ...
... because I believe he enjoyed little other pleasure in the poffeffion of his house , befides this of shewing it ; but it happened to my hoft , as it does too frequently to the owners of fine places , that he mifled the tri- . bute of ...
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... because it is gentleman - like , but because he can't help it , and don't know how to be merry , I might enumerate many more properties of this contemptible character , but these are enough , and a proud man is so dull a fellow at best ...
... because it is gentleman - like , but because he can't help it , and don't know how to be merry , I might enumerate many more properties of this contemptible character , but these are enough , and a proud man is so dull a fellow at best ...
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... because the shock of it's good - humour is too violent to be endured ; it is very wounding to a social nature to check feftivity in any degree , but there is no- thing finks the spirits so effectually as boisterous mirth , nobody fo apt ...
... because the shock of it's good - humour is too violent to be endured ; it is very wounding to a social nature to check feftivity in any degree , but there is no- thing finks the spirits so effectually as boisterous mirth , nobody fo apt ...
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