The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq: Most of which Were Never Before Printed ...R. and J. Dodsley, 1764 |
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... use , than the mean - fpirited mifer , that did the fame by his money . The latter is indeed obliged to bid adieu to what he communicates ; the former enjoys his treasures , even while he renders others the better for them . A compo ...
... use , than the mean - fpirited mifer , that did the fame by his money . The latter is indeed obliged to bid adieu to what he communicates ; the former enjoys his treasures , even while he renders others the better for them . A compo ...
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... use of meditation , dare to contemn super- fluous magnificence , and render thyself worthy of the being I contemplate . KNOW then , that I owe what the world is pleased to call my ruin ( and indeed juftly , were it not for the ufe which ...
... use of meditation , dare to contemn super- fluous magnificence , and render thyself worthy of the being I contemplate . KNOW then , that I owe what the world is pleased to call my ruin ( and indeed juftly , were it not for the ufe which ...
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... use in purfuit of it . My father , I remember , affented with reluctance : my mother , fired with the ambition of her fon's fu- ture greatnefs , through much importunity wrung from him his flow leave . " I , for my own part , wanted no ...
... use in purfuit of it . My father , I remember , affented with reluctance : my mother , fired with the ambition of her fon's fu- ture greatnefs , through much importunity wrung from him his flow leave . " I , for my own part , wanted no ...
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... use no better means to acquire respect than like highwaymen to make a demand of it . They will , like Empedocles , jump into the fire , rather than betray the mortal part of their character . IT is from the fame principle of diftance ...
... use no better means to acquire respect than like highwaymen to make a demand of it . They will , like Empedocles , jump into the fire , rather than betray the mortal part of their character . IT is from the fame principle of diftance ...
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... use of children ; and , among the toys peculiar to infancy , the bells , the whistle , the rattle , and the hobby- horse , deserved their fhare of commendation . By degrees , men , who came nearest to children in understanding , and ...
... use of children ; and , among the toys peculiar to infancy , the bells , the whistle , the rattle , and the hobby- horse , deserved their fhare of commendation . By degrees , men , who came nearest to children in understanding , and ...
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