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... thing . Whilft I was confidering what all this might mean , fuddenly an old man of a venerable appearance ftood by my fide , who afked me what employed my thoughts , which I readily made him acquainted with and in my turn demanded what ...
... thing . Whilft I was confidering what all this might mean , fuddenly an old man of a venerable appearance ftood by my fide , who afked me what employed my thoughts , which I readily made him acquainted with and in my turn demanded what ...
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... thing very rich might poffibly prove the ruin of its poffeffor . No , -in our pre- fent fituation the hidden treafures of the ifland must ever remain a profound fecret . - Were we happy enough to enjoy the bleffings of your conftitution ...
... thing very rich might poffibly prove the ruin of its poffeffor . No , -in our pre- fent fituation the hidden treafures of the ifland must ever remain a profound fecret . - Were we happy enough to enjoy the bleffings of your conftitution ...
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... thing , the got married , and obtained a fettle- ment equal to ten times as much as all fhe could call her own in the world was fufficient to raise . diffipation of high life . Since his death which happened but lately , she has pro ...
... thing , the got married , and obtained a fettle- ment equal to ten times as much as all fhe could call her own in the world was fufficient to raise . diffipation of high life . Since his death which happened but lately , she has pro ...
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... thing or another , this quality or that , merely at the opti- on of whim who talks about it . To fome , the meaning of good nature VOL . XI . to tranflate or explain it by the word folly , a word which is fhocking to the ears of a ...
... thing or another , this quality or that , merely at the opti- on of whim who talks about it . To fome , the meaning of good nature VOL . XI . to tranflate or explain it by the word folly , a word which is fhocking to the ears of a ...
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... thing . He is this minute , a friend without reafon , the next he is an enemy without any of fence . He is a paffionate admirer of the fair fex whenever he happens to have feen any one that has pleased him ; but if he has met with the ...
... thing . He is this minute , a friend without reafon , the next he is an enemy without any of fence . He is a paffionate admirer of the fair fex whenever he happens to have feen any one that has pleased him ; but if he has met with the ...
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Page 39 - ... passions cease to operate, the piece is at an end. One scene of full joy and contentment and security is the utmost that any composition of this kind can bear; and it is sure always to be the concluding one.
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