Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10G. Nicholson, 1796 - 20 pages |
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... mour ; laughed at all the little spite of his enemies ; and carried the jest so far , as to be revenged by writ ing the life of his gaoler . All that the wisdom of the proud can teach , is , to be stubborn or sullen under misfortunes ...
... mour ; laughed at all the little spite of his enemies ; and carried the jest so far , as to be revenged by writ ing the life of his gaoler . All that the wisdom of the proud can teach , is , to be stubborn or sullen under misfortunes ...
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... mour in spite of scandal ; but such is the wisest be haviour that any of us can possibly assume : it is cer tainly a better way to oppose calamity by dissipation , than to take up the arms of reason or resolution to op- pose it . By the ...
... mour in spite of scandal ; but such is the wisest be haviour that any of us can possibly assume : it is cer tainly a better way to oppose calamity by dissipation , than to take up the arms of reason or resolution to op- pose it . By the ...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10 Hugh Blair,Rollin,Thomas Percival No preview available - 2016 |
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Almanack animal without feathers animating some happier ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD appears ard says aspiring disposition auction beauteous feathers burst the prison callow infancy Chinvang creditor diligence disposition and unbounded distress dress EDWARD PERCIVAL ENDEARED BY AGE ENJOYMENTS OF EARLY EPITAPH Father Abraham fledged pinions folly fool FRENCH OF GANGANELLI friends frugality GOLDSMITH grated prison happier form happy Elysium harmonious sorrow hath health to enjoy heap of beauteous heard to petition hope for retribution hope of animating humour idle indignant soul burst innocence can hope keep left a lifeless legged animal lifeless heap live Mathematician Mathematics mour ness never oft-removed person of unblemished philosophy pitiless hands pleasure Poor Dick Poor Rich Poor Richard says pride purse RICHARD ACANTHUS RICHARD SAUNDERS rough and pitiless run in debt Sloth sure thee thing thou tired with fruitless unalienable rights undoubted charter view those fields violent clamours WEALTH