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... friends ; and if by these means I have been better enabled to discover the im- perfections of the work , the indulgence it has received , im- perfect as it was , furnished me with a new motive to spare no reasonable pains for its ...
... friends ; and if by these means I have been better enabled to discover the im- perfections of the work , the indulgence it has received , im- perfect as it was , furnished me with a new motive to spare no reasonable pains for its ...
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... friends , and his own manner of feeling it . He owns , indeed , that he often gives himself some intermission from such melancholy reflections ; but he observes , too , that , me- lancholy as they are , they give him pleasure . ̓Αλλ ̓ ...
... friends , and his own manner of feeling it . He owns , indeed , that he often gives himself some intermission from such melancholy reflections ; but he observes , too , that , me- lancholy as they are , they give him pleasure . ̓Αλλ ̓ ...
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... friendship , fill the mind with great pleasure ; a temporary solitude , on the other hand , is itself agreeable . This may perhaps prove that we are creatures designed for contemplation as well as action ; since solitude as well as ...
... friendship , fill the mind with great pleasure ; a temporary solitude , on the other hand , is itself agreeable . This may perhaps prove that we are creatures designed for contemplation as well as action ; since solitude as well as ...
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... friends , for whose judgment I have great deference , were of opinion that if the sentiment stood nakedly by itself , it would be subject , at first view , to burlesque and ridicule ; but this I imagine would principally arise from ...
... friends , for whose judgment I have great deference , were of opinion that if the sentiment stood nakedly by itself , it would be subject , at first view , to burlesque and ridicule ; but this I imagine would principally arise from ...
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... by an in- genious friend . The authority of a father , so useful to our well - being , and so justly venerable upon all accounts , hin- ders us from having that entire love for him that 130 ON THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL .
... by an in- genious friend . The authority of a father , so useful to our well - being , and so justly venerable upon all accounts , hin- ders us from having that entire love for him that 130 ON THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL .
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