“The” Spectator: With Historical and Biographical Preface, and Explanatory Notes, Volumen6J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... Plutarch has written an essay on the benefits which a man may receive from his enemies , and , among the good fruits of enmity , mentions this in particular , that by the reproaches which it casts upon us we see the worst side of ...
... Plutarch has written an essay on the benefits which a man may receive from his enemies , and , among the good fruits of enmity , mentions this in particular , that by the reproaches which it casts upon us we see the worst side of ...
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... Plutarch just now told me , that it is in human life as in a game at tables : one may wish he had the highest cast ; but , if his chance be otherwise , he is even to play it as well as he can , and make the best of it . I am , SIR ...
... Plutarch just now told me , that it is in human life as in a game at tables : one may wish he had the highest cast ; but , if his chance be otherwise , he is even to play it as well as he can , and make the best of it . I am , SIR ...
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... Plutarch tells us of a heathen who was singing a hymn to Diana , in which he celebrated her for her delight in human sacrifices , and other instances of cruelty and revenge ; upon which a poet who was present at this piece of devotion ...
... Plutarch tells us of a heathen who was singing a hymn to Diana , in which he celebrated her for her delight in human sacrifices , and other instances of cruelty and revenge ; upon which a poet who was present at this piece of devotion ...
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... Plutarch , that the person has had but an ill educa- tion , who has not been taught to deny any thing . ' This false kind of modesty has , perhaps , betrayed both sexes into as many vices as the most aban- doned impudence ; and is the ...
... Plutarch , that the person has had but an ill educa- tion , who has not been taught to deny any thing . ' This false kind of modesty has , perhaps , betrayed both sexes into as many vices as the most aban- doned impudence ; and is the ...
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