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Pagina 6
... amongst us can now define , and no man living dares to difpute , fo far we 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 ...
... amongst us can now define , and no man living dares to difpute , fo far we 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 ...
Pagina 14
... amongst all my obfervations upon human affairs , few have given me greater and more frequent difappointment , than the almost general abuse of riches . Thofe rules of liberal œconomy , which would make wealth a bleffing to it's owner ...
... amongst all my obfervations upon human affairs , few have given me greater and more frequent difappointment , than the almost general abuse of riches . Thofe rules of liberal œconomy , which would make wealth a bleffing to it's owner ...
Pagina 27
... amongst his country neighbours on this very score , and was piqued by their neglect of him : " It was a vil- lainous cuftom , " he obferved , " and deftructive " both of health and pleasure ; but all people of " fashion dined at five ...
... amongst his country neighbours on this very score , and was piqued by their neglect of him : " It was a vil- lainous cuftom , " he obferved , " and deftructive " both of health and pleasure ; but all people of " fashion dined at five ...
Pagina 35
... amongst us , whose case is not commife- rated as it ought to be ; -and as I would gladly contribute any thing in my power towards their relief , the best proof I can give them of my good will is by endeavouring to convince them of a ...
... amongst us , whose case is not commife- rated as it ought to be ; -and as I would gladly contribute any thing in my power towards their relief , the best proof I can give them of my good will is by endeavouring to convince them of a ...
Pagina 40
... amongst them for information and fociety ; if truth does not hang within his reach , he will never dive into a well to fetch it up : His er- rors , like fome arguments , move in a circle ; for his pride begets ignorance , and his ...
... amongst them for information and fociety ; if truth does not hang within his reach , he will never dive into a well to fetch it up : His er- rors , like fome arguments , move in a circle ; for his pride begets ignorance , and his ...
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