Addresses to Young Men: By James Fordyce, D.D. ...T. Cadell, 1777 |
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... some of them , the prodigious influx of wealth which not long fince took place for a courfe of years ; the fpirit of diffipa- tion , idlenefs , debauchery , extravagance , which thefe have engendered and propa- gated ; with their ...
... some of them , the prodigious influx of wealth which not long fince took place for a courfe of years ; the fpirit of diffipa- tion , idlenefs , debauchery , extravagance , which thefe have engendered and propa- gated ; with their ...
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... some of you have doubtless experienced in perufing that well known , but never fufficiently celebrated work of the incomparable Fenelon , The Adven tures of Telemachus , in which is com bined every thing that can captivate the fancy ...
... some of you have doubtless experienced in perufing that well known , but never fufficiently celebrated work of the incomparable Fenelon , The Adven tures of Telemachus , in which is com bined every thing that can captivate the fancy ...
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... Some of them , it must be owned , betray very early a crooked- nefs of difpofition that feems to be inter- woven with their frame , and that is fel- dom afterwards fet right by whatever fkill or care . It affords , indeed , but lit- tle ...
... Some of them , it must be owned , betray very early a crooked- nefs of difpofition that feems to be inter- woven with their frame , and that is fel- dom afterwards fet right by whatever fkill or care . It affords , indeed , but lit- tle ...
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... some deceive , and fome devour him he difcovers ingratitude in many , infincerity in more , and selfishness in most he is confounded with the treach- ery of one , and provoked by the impu- dence of another . What is the confe- quence of ...
... some deceive , and fome devour him he difcovers ingratitude in many , infincerity in more , and selfishness in most he is confounded with the treach- ery of one , and provoked by the impu- dence of another . What is the confe- quence of ...
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... some , from the prejudices of others , from the envy of numbers ! The judges of merit are not many ; and they too will often overlook it without ill intention . But there is not , I fear , any quality fo rare as Candour in eftimating ...
... some , from the prejudices of others , from the envy of numbers ! The judges of merit are not many ; and they too will often overlook it without ill intention . But there is not , I fear , any quality fo rare as Candour in eftimating ...
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