The Spectator: ...Phil. Crampton, 1737 |
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... Virtues are not obfcured by the Ig- norance , Prejudice or Envy of their Beholders ? Some Men cannot difcern between a noble and a mean Action . Others are apt to attribute them to fome false End or In- tention ; and others purposely ...
... Virtues are not obfcured by the Ig- norance , Prejudice or Envy of their Beholders ? Some Men cannot difcern between a noble and a mean Action . Others are apt to attribute them to fome false End or In- tention ; and others purposely ...
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... Virtues . WE may further observe , that fuch a Man will be more grieved for the Lofs of Fame , than he could have been pleased with the Enjoyment of it . For tho ' the Prefence of this imaginary Good cannot make us happy , the Absence ...
... Virtues . WE may further observe , that fuch a Man will be more grieved for the Lofs of Fame , than he could have been pleased with the Enjoyment of it . For tho ' the Prefence of this imaginary Good cannot make us happy , the Absence ...
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... Virtues which want an Opportuni- ty of exerting and fhewing themfelves in Actions . Every Virtue requires Time and Place , a proper Object and a fit Conjuncture of Circumftances , for the due Exercise of it . A State of Poverty obfcures ...
... Virtues which want an Opportuni- ty of exerting and fhewing themfelves in Actions . Every Virtue requires Time and Place , a proper Object and a fit Conjuncture of Circumftances , for the due Exercise of it . A State of Poverty obfcures ...
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... Virtues , and can only fhew us what Habits are in the Soul , without discovering the Degree and Perfection of fuch ... Virtue in the Soul and keeps a watchful Eye over it in all its Progrefs , ' till it has received every Grace it is ...
... Virtues , and can only fhew us what Habits are in the Soul , without discovering the Degree and Perfection of fuch ... Virtue in the Soul and keeps a watchful Eye over it in all its Progrefs , ' till it has received every Grace it is ...
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... Virtue and good Senfe , an agreeable Friend ; Love and Conftancy , a good Wife or Hufband . Where we meet one Perfon with all these Accomplishments , we find an hundred without any one of them . The World , notwithstanding , is more ...
... Virtue and good Senfe , an agreeable Friend ; Love and Conftancy , a good Wife or Hufband . Where we meet one Perfon with all these Accomplishments , we find an hundred without any one of them . The World , notwithstanding , is more ...
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Action admired Æneid againſt agreeable alfo anſwer Beauty becauſe befides Behaviour beſt Character Circumftances confider Confideration Converfation Criticks defcribed Defcription Defign Defire Difcourfe diſcover Drefs Fable faid fame fecond feems felf felves feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon Fortune fpeak Friend ftill fuch fufficient give greateſt Happineſs herſelf himſelf Honour Houfe Houſe humble Servant Iliad infert itſelf juft Kind Lady laft laſt lefs likewife Loft look Love Mafter Mankind Manner Marriage Meaſure Milton Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Nature Number obferved Occafion Ovid Paffage paffed Paffion Paradife particular Perfon Place pleafing pleaſe Pleaſure Poem Poet poffible prefent publick racter raiſe Reader Reaſon Refpect reprefented Senfe Sentiments ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſpeak SPECTATOR thefe themſelves theſe Thing thofe thoſe Thoughts thouſand underſtand uſe Virgil Virtue whofe Woman World young
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