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... shall be every to the prefident , in order to buy books for the good of the fociety : the prefid ready put himself to a good deal of buying books for the club ; particularly of Tully , Socrates and Cicero , which h read to the fociety ...
... shall be every to the prefident , in order to buy books for the good of the fociety : the prefid ready put himself to a good deal of buying books for the club ; particularly of Tully , Socrates and Cicero , which h read to the fociety ...
Page 46
... shall conclude this paper with the advice of one of the ancients , to a young man whom he saw giv- ing away all his fubftance to pretended diftrefs . " It is poffible , that the perfon you relieve may be 66 an honest man ; and I know ...
... shall conclude this paper with the advice of one of the ancients , to a young man whom he saw giv- ing away all his fubftance to pretended diftrefs . " It is poffible , that the perfon you relieve may be 66 an honest man ; and I know ...
Page 47
... shall dismiss all attempts to please , while I ftudy only inftruction . The manner in which our youth of London are at prefent educated , is , fome in freesc - hools in the city , but the far greater number in boarding - schools about ...
... shall dismiss all attempts to please , while I ftudy only inftruction . The manner in which our youth of London are at prefent educated , is , fome in freesc - hools in the city , but the far greater number in boarding - schools about ...
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... shall find all our expectations an herring - fifhery . ESSAY IX . On Puffing . Difputing Clubs . Rules of good Behaviour , for raifing the Devil , & c . E effayifts , who are allowed but one fubject WE at a time , are by no means fo ...
... shall find all our expectations an herring - fifhery . ESSAY IX . On Puffing . Difputing Clubs . Rules of good Behaviour , for raifing the Devil , & c . E effayifts , who are allowed but one fubject WE at a time , are by no means fo ...
Page 65
... shall hop from fubject to subject , and , if properly encouraged , I intend in time to adora my feuille volant with pictures . But , to begin in the ufual form . A MODEST ADDRESS to the PUBLIC , in be half of the INFERNAL MAGAZINE . THE ...
... shall hop from fubject to subject , and , if properly encouraged , I intend in time to adora my feuille volant with pictures . But , to begin in the ufual form . A MODEST ADDRESS to the PUBLIC , in be half of the INFERNAL MAGAZINE . THE ...
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Page 170 - Frenchmen : we had no arms ; but one Englishman is able to beat five French at any time : so we went down to the door, where both the sentries were posted, and rushing upon them, seized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence, nine of us ran together to the quay...
Page xi - Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see, My heart untravell'd fondly turns to thee ; Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain, And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.