“The” Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson ...W. Ruddiman & Company, 1772 |
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... better ; becaufe this fhews that we do not feed upon ill reports , and take pleasure in them . be ne . Thefe are all the ufual cafes in which it may ceffary for us to fpeak evil of other men . And these are fo evidently reafonable ...
... better ; becaufe this fhews that we do not feed upon ill reports , and take pleasure in them . be ne . Thefe are all the ufual cafes in which it may ceffary for us to fpeak evil of other men . And these are fo evidently reafonable ...
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... better to talk of , and because their parts lie chiefly that way . 6thly , Laftly , Men do this many times out of wanton- nefs , and for diverfion . So little do light and vain men confider , that a man's reputation is too great and ten ...
... better to talk of , and because their parts lie chiefly that way . 6thly , Laftly , Men do this many times out of wanton- nefs , and for diverfion . So little do light and vain men confider , that a man's reputation is too great and ten ...
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... better fit ftill , than to run the hazard of making the matter worse by playing it . I will add one thing more , that it is an injury that defcends to a man's children and pofterity ; because the good or ill name of the father is ...
... better fit ftill , than to run the hazard of making the matter worse by playing it . I will add one thing more , that it is an injury that defcends to a man's children and pofterity ; because the good or ill name of the father is ...
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... better to preferve the eredit of a bad man , than to stain the reputation of the innocent . And if there were any need that a man should be evil spoken of , it is but fair and equal that his good and bad qualities fhould be mentioned ...
... better to preferve the eredit of a bad man , than to stain the reputation of the innocent . And if there were any need that a man should be evil spoken of , it is but fair and equal that his good and bad qualities fhould be mentioned ...
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... better things to mind , than to take up his thoughts and talk with the faults of fo bad a man , fo notoriously known to all the world . 7. Laftly , Let us fet a watch before the door of our lips , and not fpeak but upon confideration ...
... better things to mind , than to take up his thoughts and talk with the faults of fo bad a man , fo notoriously known to all the world . 7. Laftly , Let us fet a watch before the door of our lips , and not fpeak but upon confideration ...
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