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... or the despondency that is sometimes the consequence of disappointment ..
Those incidents , however , did not abridge , but perhaps rather increased , the
extent of his society . Within the pale of a particular profession , a man's
companions ...
... or the despondency that is sometimes the consequence of disappointment ..
Those incidents , however , did not abridge , but perhaps rather increased , the
extent of his society . Within the pale of a particular profession , a man's
companions ...
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He who seldom quits the walk of a particular science or occupation has a
determined object in his view , the pursuit of which leaves little time for scattering
attentions around him , and always affords some apology for the neglect of them .
He who seldom quits the walk of a particular science or occupation has a
determined object in his view , the pursuit of which leaves little time for scattering
attentions around him , and always affords some apology for the neglect of them .
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Idleness , or that species of little occupations which is attached to no particular
business or profession , is a state more difficult to support than is generally
imagined . Even the perfect idler , like some other harmless and insignificant
animals ...
Idleness , or that species of little occupations which is attached to no particular
business or profession , is a state more difficult to support than is generally
imagined . Even the perfect idler , like some other harmless and insignificant
animals ...
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An artful courtier , well acquainted with this whimsey of his Grace's , contrived to
let it be known , that he was affected with a particular disorder ; in the cure of
which the Duke thought himself more than commonly expert . He kindly offered
his ...
An artful courtier , well acquainted with this whimsey of his Grace's , contrived to
let it be known , that he was affected with a particular disorder ; in the cure of
which the Duke thought himself more than commonly expert . He kindly offered
his ...
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In judging at least of those around us , we are , I am afraid , too apt to undervalue
such as may be deficient in any particular in which we have acquired eminence ,
however respectable such persons may otherwise be . The man of letters looks ...
In judging at least of those around us , we are , I am afraid , too apt to undervalue
such as may be deficient in any particular in which we have acquired eminence ,
however respectable such persons may otherwise be . The man of letters looks ...
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