Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons : Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Poetry, Volume 1T. Longman, B. Law&Son, J. Dodsley, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, G.G.&J. Robinson, T. Cadell, W. Richardson, R. Baldwin, W. Goldsmith, F.&C. Rivington, R. Faulder, S. Hayes, Ogilvy&Speare, Vernor&Hood, W. Lowndes, C. Wynne, W. Bent, J. Scatcherd, G.&T. Wilkie, J. Walker, J. Evans, C.&G. Kearsley, and H. Murray, 1794 - 1119 pages |
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Page xv
... virtue , which one may maintain , without being at bottom a truly worthy man , I muft obferve farther , that , befides the weight which it adds to character , real virtue operates alfo in other ways , to the advantage of eloquence ...
... virtue , which one may maintain , without being at bottom a truly worthy man , I muft obferve farther , that , befides the weight which it adds to character , real virtue operates alfo in other ways , to the advantage of eloquence ...
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... Virtue 9 On the Immortality of the Soul 10 Duty of Children to their Parents II Strength of Parental Affection 12 Remarks on the Swiftness of Time 13. Folly of mif - fpending Time 14 Importance of Time 15 Punishment of mif - fpent Time ...
... Virtue 9 On the Immortality of the Soul 10 Duty of Children to their Parents II Strength of Parental Affection 12 Remarks on the Swiftness of Time 13. Folly of mif - fpending Time 14 Importance of Time 15 Punishment of mif - fpent Time ...
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... Virtue in a Man 312 Characters of Gamefters 113 Tatler's Advice to his Sifter 114 On Curiofity 115 Controverfy feldom ducted 116 Conversation , how to please in 117- various Faults in 118 Citizen's Country House described 119 Humorous ...
... Virtue in a Man 312 Characters of Gamefters 113 Tatler's Advice to his Sifter 114 On Curiofity 115 Controverfy feldom ducted 116 Conversation , how to please in 117- various Faults in 118 Citizen's Country House described 119 Humorous ...
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... virtue , which we , for a while , keep in our fight , and to which we propose to return . But temptation fucceeds tempta- tion , and one compliance prepares us for another ; we in time lofe the happiness of innocence , and folace our ...
... virtue , which we , for a while , keep in our fight , and to which we propose to return . But temptation fucceeds tempta- tion , and one compliance prepares us for another ; we in time lofe the happiness of innocence , and folace our ...
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... virtue makes us miferable in this life ; but if we fuppofe ( as it gene- rally happens ) that virtue will make us more happy , even in this life , than a con- trary courfe of vice ; how can we fufficient- ly admire the ftupidity or ...
... virtue makes us miferable in this life ; but if we fuppofe ( as it gene- rally happens ) that virtue will make us more happy , even in this life , than a con- trary courfe of vice ; how can we fufficient- ly admire the ftupidity or ...
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affiftance againſt alfo bad company becauſe beft beſt bleffings cafe caufe chearful chearfulneſs Chrift Chriftian confequence confider confideration converfation courfe defign defire difcover difpofed difpofition divine duty endeavour faid fame fecurity feek feem felves fenfe fenfible fent fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fociety fome foon foul fpeak fpirit ftand ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fupport fure give greateſt happineſs happy hath heart himſelf honour human inftances intereft itſelf juft laft leaft lefs ligion mankind manner ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary nefs never obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffions perfons philofophers pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffefs poffible prefent preferve purpoſe racter raiſe reafon refpect reft religion ſhall ſpeak ſtate temper thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion truth underſtanding univerfal uſe virtue whofe wifdom youth