The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Volume 4C. Dilly, 1788 - Conduct of life |
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... must run counter to my own principles , and abuse many , that all may read me : In the mean time I shall make a thew of fome of my defences , if it be only to convince the Murmurers , that I shall not capitu- late upon the first summons ...
... must run counter to my own principles , and abuse many , that all may read me : In the mean time I shall make a thew of fome of my defences , if it be only to convince the Murmurers , that I shall not capitu- late upon the first summons ...
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... must doubt if any nation can be happy , whose lives and properties were no better secured than those of her subjects actually were : In all this period the most tranquil moments are to be found in the peaceful reign of James the First ...
... must doubt if any nation can be happy , whose lives and properties were no better secured than those of her subjects actually were : In all this period the most tranquil moments are to be found in the peaceful reign of James the First ...
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... must acknowledge that the times we live in are happier times , than ever fell to the lot of our ancestors , and if we complain of them , it must be on account of something , which has not yet come under our review ; we will therefore ...
... must acknowledge that the times we live in are happier times , than ever fell to the lot of our ancestors , and if we complain of them , it must be on account of something , which has not yet come under our review ; we will therefore ...
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... must reject many things out of the account , that would make for my argument , and speak very briefly upon all others . To compare the manners of one age with those of another we must begin by calling to re- membrance the changes that ...
... must reject many things out of the account , that would make for my argument , and speak very briefly upon all others . To compare the manners of one age with those of another we must begin by calling to re- membrance the changes that ...
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... must contend that the manners of a man in a full - bottomed wig must partake something of the stiffness of the barber's buckle ; nor do I see how he can walk on foot at his ease , when his wig goes in a chair . How many of us can call ...
... must contend that the manners of a man in a full - bottomed wig must partake something of the stiffness of the barber's buckle ; nor do I see how he can walk on foot at his ease , when his wig goes in a chair . How many of us can call ...
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