The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... period of life , out from among the bustle of mankind ; but without the misan- thropy that arises from disgust , or the despondency that is sometimes the consequence of disappointment . Those incidents , however , did not abridge , but ...
... period of life , out from among the bustle of mankind ; but without the misan- thropy that arises from disgust , or the despondency that is sometimes the consequence of disappointment . Those incidents , however , did not abridge , but ...
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... periods of society , a very simple code of morality and of rectitude was all that was necessary . To control the violence of the stronger passions , to prescribe the rules of distributive justice , and to inculcate the duties of active ...
... periods of society , a very simple code of morality and of rectitude was all that was necessary . To control the violence of the stronger passions , to prescribe the rules of distributive justice , and to inculcate the duties of active ...
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... period . Of this idea , Mr. Hume himself gives a fine illustration . Talking of the little regard paid to Milton when alive , ' Whitlocke , ' says he , ' men- tions one Milton , as he calls him , a blind man , who was employed in ...
... period . Of this idea , Mr. Hume himself gives a fine illustration . Talking of the little regard paid to Milton when alive , ' Whitlocke , ' says he , ' men- tions one Milton , as he calls him , a blind man , who was employed in ...
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... period of life at which it commonly takes its rise . Our real endowments were ours , or began to be attained , at an early age , when we were but little liable to the impressions of vanity or self - conceit ; but the new and imperfect ...
... period of life at which it commonly takes its rise . Our real endowments were ours , or began to be attained , at an early age , when we were but little liable to the impressions of vanity or self - conceit ; but the new and imperfect ...
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... period , and describes the con- duct and characters of the persons principally engaged in them , he at the same time unfolds the remote as well as immediate causes of events , and imparts the most valuable knowledge and information . He ...
... period , and describes the con- duct and characters of the persons principally engaged in them , he at the same time unfolds the remote as well as immediate causes of events , and imparts the most valuable knowledge and information . He ...
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