The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, 第 2 巻G. Risk, 1728 |
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... Virtue , and hides it from the World , when he has at the fame Time a Mind to exert himfelf . A French Author fays very juftly , That Modefty is to the other Virtues in a Man , what Shade in a Picture is to the Parts of the Thing ...
... Virtue , and hides it from the World , when he has at the fame Time a Mind to exert himfelf . A French Author fays very juftly , That Modefty is to the other Virtues in a Man , what Shade in a Picture is to the Parts of the Thing ...
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... Virtue and Religion- appear with new Ornaments , and in the natural Appa- rel of Simplicity and Beauty . In ordinary Converfa- tions , a fweet Conformity of Manners , and an Humili- ty which heighten'd all the Complacencies of good ...
... Virtue and Religion- appear with new Ornaments , and in the natural Appa- rel of Simplicity and Beauty . In ordinary Converfa- tions , a fweet Conformity of Manners , and an Humili- ty which heighten'd all the Complacencies of good ...
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... Virtue for the Age he lives in , would not let this Matter , be thus palliated , but told my Pupil , That he was to understand , that Diftinction , Quality , Merit , and In- duftry , were laid afide amongst us by the Incurfions of thefe ...
... Virtue for the Age he lives in , would not let this Matter , be thus palliated , but told my Pupil , That he was to understand , that Diftinction , Quality , Merit , and In- duftry , were laid afide amongst us by the Incurfions of thefe ...
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... Virtue , but having died young , his Age is concealed for Reafons of State . On the 15th his moft Chriftian Majesty , attended by the Dauphin , the Duke of Burgundy , the Duke and Dutchess of Berry , affifted at the Proceffion which he ...
... Virtue , but having died young , his Age is concealed for Reafons of State . On the 15th his moft Chriftian Majesty , attended by the Dauphin , the Duke of Burgundy , the Duke and Dutchess of Berry , affifted at the Proceffion which he ...
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... Virtue to reftrain his Defires towards one who was his by the Fortune of War . But a noble Indigna- tion , and a fudden Sorrow , which appeared in her Countenance , when a Conqueror catt his Eyes upon her , raised his Curiofity to know ...
... Virtue to reftrain his Defires towards one who was his by the Fortune of War . But a noble Indigna- tion , and a fudden Sorrow , which appeared in her Countenance , when a Conqueror catt his Eyes upon her , raised his Curiofity to know ...
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234 ページ - ... and that these diversions might turn to some profit, I found the boy had made remarks, which might be of service to him during the course of his whole life. He would tell you the mismanagements of John Hickerthrift, find fault with the passionate temper in Bevis of Southampton, and loved St.
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225 ページ - ... afterwards hanged for it. But no more of this at present. As things stand, I shall put up no more affronts ; and I shall be so far from taking ill words, that I will not take ill looks.
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