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Side vii
... labour ; my liberty will be occupied and amused in the excursions of curiosity and taste . By such temptations , I have been some- times seduced from the rigid duty even of a pleasing and vo- luntary task : but my time will now be my ...
... labour ; my liberty will be occupied and amused in the excursions of curiosity and taste . By such temptations , I have been some- times seduced from the rigid duty even of a pleasing and vo- luntary task : but my time will now be my ...
Side 20
... labour and luxury , in the rapid increase and bold enjoyment of national wealth . From the shades of Tibur and Præneste , the Roman senators still retired in the winter - season to the warm sun , and salubrious springs of Baiæ ; and ...
... labour and luxury , in the rapid increase and bold enjoyment of national wealth . From the shades of Tibur and Præneste , the Roman senators still retired in the winter - season to the warm sun , and salubrious springs of Baiæ ; and ...
Side 28
... labour of thought ; and the sage who could artfully combine in the same work the various riches of philosophy , poetry , " and eloquence , must already have possessed the intrepid calmness which he affected to seek . Suspense , the ...
... labour of thought ; and the sage who could artfully combine in the same work the various riches of philosophy , poetry , " and eloquence , must already have possessed the intrepid calmness which he affected to seek . Suspense , the ...
Side 50
... labour and luxury , which are more durable than the term of human life , were accumulated by the care of successive generations . Tradition preserved , and ex- perience simplified , the humble practice of the arts : society was enriched ...
... labour and luxury , which are more durable than the term of human life , were accumulated by the care of successive generations . Tradition preserved , and ex- perience simplified , the humble practice of the arts : society was enriched ...
Side 55
... labour of queens ( 75 ) . They soon discovered that it was impracticable to transport the short - lived insect , but that in the eggs a numerous progeny might be preserved and multiplied in a distant climate . Religion or interest had ...
... labour of queens ( 75 ) . They soon discovered that it was impracticable to transport the short - lived insect , but that in the eggs a numerous progeny might be preserved and multiplied in a distant climate . Religion or interest had ...
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