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Pagina 115
... observed in all ages that the advan- tages of nature or of fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happiness ; and that those whom the splendour of their rank , or the extent of their capacity , have placed upon the ...
... observed in all ages that the advan- tages of nature or of fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happiness ; and that those whom the splendour of their rank , or the extent of their capacity , have placed upon the ...
Pagina 162
... observed that he did not appear to have formed very elevated ideas of those to whom the administration of affairs , or the con- duct of parties , has been entrusted — who have been considered as the advocates of the Crown , or the ...
... observed that he did not appear to have formed very elevated ideas of those to whom the administration of affairs , or the con- duct of parties , has been entrusted — who have been considered as the advocates of the Crown , or the ...
Pagina 328
... observed ; and of what could he be proud but of his poetry ? He writes , he says , when “ he has just nothing else to do " ; yet Swift complains that he was never at leisure for conversation , because he “ had always some poetical ...
... observed ; and of what could he be proud but of his poetry ? He writes , he says , when “ he has just nothing else to do " ; yet Swift complains that he was never at leisure for conversation , because he “ had always some poetical ...
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The Satirical Letters of St Jerome | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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