Fugitive Pieces, on Various Subjects, Volume 1R. and J. Dodsley, 1761 - English essays |
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Page 103
... against the Wall . I would willingly come thither when his Majesty commands , but he is too gracious to expect Impoffibilities . Befides , when I get in , I can never have the Pleasure of feeing , on the Throne , one of the best Princes ...
... against the Wall . I would willingly come thither when his Majesty commands , but he is too gracious to expect Impoffibilities . Befides , when I get in , I can never have the Pleasure of feeing , on the Throne , one of the best Princes ...
Page 112
... against their Attacks as much as may be ; and , fince they are deceived by outward Appearances , to call in the Aid of the Taylor , to present them with better Shapes than Nature has bestowed . Against fo unfair an Adversary such Fraud ...
... against their Attacks as much as may be ; and , fince they are deceived by outward Appearances , to call in the Aid of the Taylor , to present them with better Shapes than Nature has bestowed . Against fo unfair an Adversary such Fraud ...
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... against the Contrivers and Perpetrators of fuch horrid Actions . But there are many Things that bring Tears into my Eyes , whether I will or no ; and when I reflect , I am often at a lofs in fearching out the fecret Source from whence ...
... against the Contrivers and Perpetrators of fuch horrid Actions . But there are many Things that bring Tears into my Eyes , whether I will or no ; and when I reflect , I am often at a lofs in fearching out the fecret Source from whence ...
Page 118
Robert Dodsley. ment , and [ d ] John of France to Imprisonment , against the Perfuafion of Friends , to keep Faith with their Enemies ; I weep to think , there is , fcarce an- other Inftance of fuch exalted Virtue . Those who often hear ...
Robert Dodsley. ment , and [ d ] John of France to Imprisonment , against the Perfuafion of Friends , to keep Faith with their Enemies ; I weep to think , there is , fcarce an- other Inftance of fuch exalted Virtue . Those who often hear ...
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... against those Frailties to which he is more particularly expofed ; and to be careful , that the outward Frame do not distort the Soul . [ i ] Orandum eft , let us pray , fays Juvenal , ut fit mens fana in corpore fano , for a found Mind ...
... against those Frailties to which he is more particularly expofed ; and to be careful , that the outward Frame do not distort the Soul . [ i ] Orandum eft , let us pray , fays Juvenal , ut fit mens fana in corpore fano , for a found Mind ...
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