The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Volume 4C. Dilly, 1788 - Conduct of life |
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... Discovery of a curious Greek fragment , describing the paintings of Apelles , Parrhafius and Timanthes , taken from certain dramas of Ęschylus the tragic poet - - - 55 C. Of the midddle comedy of the Greeks ; anecdotes of Alexis ...
... Discovery of a curious Greek fragment , describing the paintings of Apelles , Parrhafius and Timanthes , taken from certain dramas of Ęschylus the tragic poet - - - 55 C. Of the midddle comedy of the Greeks ; anecdotes of Alexis ...
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... discovered a further bad confequence of these habits upon society and good - fellowship , for such of the neighbouring gen- try , who had not copied his example , were de- terred from making him any visits , not prefuming to disturb him ...
... discovered a further bad confequence of these habits upon society and good - fellowship , for such of the neighbouring gen- try , who had not copied his example , were de- terred from making him any visits , not prefuming to disturb him ...
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... their relief , the best proof I can give them of my good , will is by endeavouring to convince them of a certain truth , which all the world except them- selves D 2 1 selves has discovered long ago , viz . That N ° 96 . 35 THE OBSERVER .
... their relief , the best proof I can give them of my good , will is by endeavouring to convince them of a certain truth , which all the world except them- selves D 2 1 selves has discovered long ago , viz . That N ° 96 . 35 THE OBSERVER .
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... discovered long ago , viz . That a proud man is the most contemptible being in nature . -Now if these proud men , to whom I address myself and for whose miserable situation I have fuch compaffion , shall once find a friend to con- vince ...
... discovered long ago , viz . That a proud man is the most contemptible being in nature . -Now if these proud men , to whom I address myself and for whose miserable situation I have fuch compaffion , shall once find a friend to con- vince ...
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... discovered by an ingenious tra- veller at Conftantinople , which is supposed to have been saved out of the famous Alexandrian library , when set on fire by command of the Caliph . There is nothing but conjecture to guide us to the ...
... discovered by an ingenious tra- veller at Conftantinople , which is supposed to have been saved out of the famous Alexandrian library , when set on fire by command of the Caliph . There is nothing but conjecture to guide us to the ...
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