The British Essayists: AdventurerJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... felicity of his child , who , when some of the means of happiness are lost by indiscretion , suffers his resentment to take away the rest . Among friends , sallies of quick resentment are ex- tremely frequent . Friendship is a constant ...
... felicity of his child , who , when some of the means of happiness are lost by indiscretion , suffers his resentment to take away the rest . Among friends , sallies of quick resentment are ex- tremely frequent . Friendship is a constant ...
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... felicity which he can never find , and incurring punishment that will last for ever . And how much better than this wretch is he , in whom the contemplation of his condition can excite no pity ? Surely if such an enemy hungers , we may ...
... felicity which he can never find , and incurring punishment that will last for ever . And how much better than this wretch is he , in whom the contemplation of his condition can excite no pity ? Surely if such an enemy hungers , we may ...
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... felicity : but , adds the re- lector in a following maxim , " We are never so happy or so miserable as we imagine ourselves to be ; which is certainly a plain and palpable contra- diction of the foregoing opinion . And of such con ...
... felicity : but , adds the re- lector in a following maxim , " We are never so happy or so miserable as we imagine ourselves to be ; which is certainly a plain and palpable contra- diction of the foregoing opinion . And of such con ...
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... felicity : but , adds the re- flector in a following maxim , " We are never so happy or so miserable as we imagine ourselves to be ; " which is certainly a plain and palpable contra- diction of the foregoing opinion . And of such con ...
... felicity : but , adds the re- flector in a following maxim , " We are never so happy or so miserable as we imagine ourselves to be ; " which is certainly a plain and palpable contra- diction of the foregoing opinion . And of such con ...
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... felicity of these men , to stun all companies with noisy information ; to still doubt , and overbear opposition , with certain knowledge or authentic intelligence . A liar of this kind , with a strong memory or brisk imagination , is ...
... felicity of these men , to stun all companies with noisy information ; to still doubt , and overbear opposition , with certain knowledge or authentic intelligence . A liar of this kind , with a strong memory or brisk imagination , is ...
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Página 126 - ... with some other prey. But this is only one of the innumerable artifices practised in the universal conspiracy of mankind against themselves ; every age and every condition indulges some darling fallacy ; every man amuses himself with projects which he knows to be improbable, and which, therefore, he resolves to pursue without daring to examine them. Whatever any man ardently desires, he very readily believes that he shall some time attain : he whose intemperance has overwhelmed him with diseases,...