Essays on Various Subjects: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, Volumen1 |
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and exgravity of temper and conduct , that seems to forbid . a participation in the
sports ercises congenial to the period of youth : on the contrary , he possessed all
the characteristic cheerfulness of a boy , and entered with more than common ...
and exgravity of temper and conduct , that seems to forbid . a participation in the
sports ercises congenial to the period of youth : on the contrary , he possessed all
the characteristic cheerfulness of a boy , and entered with more than common ...
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... Jupiter , but have not sufficient rapture to “ warm the heart of a zealous
enthusiast , nor stocked enough with those magical “ words , which without
meaning so strangely , as with a mechanical impulse , affect the common class of
hearers .
... Jupiter , but have not sufficient rapture to “ warm the heart of a zealous
enthusiast , nor stocked enough with those magical “ words , which without
meaning so strangely , as with a mechanical impulse , affect the common class of
hearers .
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I am doomed to have no prospect “ in life , either of a private or public , a selfish “
or benevolent kind ; to be flattered with “ the notion of abilities more than common
, yet to noend ; to be of noimportance to my“ self , or to any one around me ; to ...
I am doomed to have no prospect “ in life , either of a private or public , a selfish “
or benevolent kind ; to be flattered with “ the notion of abilities more than common
, yet to noend ; to be of noimportance to my“ self , or to any one around me ; to ...
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The circle being therefore the common genesis of the three sections , the
properties which are common to them all are deduced from the common source
in one common demonstration to a much greater extent , than in any treatise
which ...
The circle being therefore the common genesis of the three sections , the
properties which are common to them all are deduced from the common source
in one common demonstration to a much greater extent , than in any treatise
which ...
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The mere man of the world , occupied in the common concern of business or
amusement , may prescribe to himself such a stated regulation of his time , as is
best adapted to the nature of his pursuits ; nor is there any thing in them , that
forbids ...
The mere man of the world , occupied in the common concern of business or
amusement , may prescribe to himself such a stated regulation of his time , as is
best adapted to the nature of his pursuits ; nor is there any thing in them , that
forbids ...
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