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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq: Revised and Corrected - Page 351
by Sir Richard Steele - 1712
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

1710 - 488 pages
...mote pleafes me, in all that I read in Books, or fee among Mankind, than fuch Paflages as reprefent humane Nature in its proper Dignity. As Man is a Creature...draw an excellent Pi&ure of him in either of thefe Views. The fineft Authors of Antiquity have taken him on the more advantagious Side. They cultivate...
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

1728 - 344 pages
...pleafes me, in all that I read in Books, or fee among Mankind, than fuch Paflages as reprefent human Nature in its proper Dignity. As Man is a Creature...very mean : A skilful Artift may draw an excellent Pifture of him in either of thefe Views. The fineft Authors of Antiquity have taken him on the more...
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The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Volume 2

Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...pleafes me, in all that I read in Book?, or fee among Mankind, than fuch Paffages as reprefent human Nature in its proper Dignity. As Man is a Creature...he has fomething in him very great and very mean: A fkilful Artift may draw an excellent Piflure of him in either of thefe Views. The fineft Authors of...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

1773 - 394 pages
...pleafes me, in all that I read in books, or fee among mankind, than, fuch paflages as reprefent human nature in its proper dignity. As man is a creature...has fomething in him very great and very mean : a fkilful artift may draw an excellent pifture of : him in either of thefe views. The fineft authors...
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The Tatler; Or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

1709 - 388 pages
...pleafes me, in all that I read in books, or fee among mankind, than fuch paffages as reprefent human nature in its proper dignity. As man is a creature...made up of different extremes, he has fomething in Elm very great and very mean : A flcilful artift may draw an excellent picture of him in either of...
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The British Essayists: The Tatler

Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 572 pages
...pleases me, in all that I read in books, or see among mankind, than such passages as represent human nature in its proper dignity. As man is a creature made up of different extremes, he has something in him very great and very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in...
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The Tatler, Volume 2

1804 - 450 pages
...read in books, or see among man'kind, than such passages as represent human nature , in its-proper dignity. As man is a creature made up of different extremes, he has something in him very great and very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: With the ..., Volumes 1-2

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 pages
...pleases me, in all that I r^ad in books, or see among mankind, than such passages as represent human nature in its proper dignity. As man is a creature made up of different extremes, he has something in him very great and very mean : a skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, a New Ed., with ..., Volume 2

Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 534 pages
...pleases me, in all that I read in books, or see among mankind, than such passages as represent human nature in its proper dignity. As man is a creature made up of different extremes, he has something in him very great and very mean: a skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in...
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The Tatler; corrected from the originals, with a preface ..., Volume 3

Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 340 pages
...pleases me, in all that I read in books, or see among mankind, than such passages as represent human nature in its proper dignity. As man is a creature made up of different extremes, he has something in him very great and very mean. A skilful artist may draw an excellent picture of him in...
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