The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 21801 |
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almoſt amuſements becauſe buſineſs cauſe cenfure confidered conſequence converſation courſe defire deſign diſcover diſtance diſtreſs eaſe eaſy endeavour equally eſcape eſtabliſhed eſteem fame favour feem feldom fince firſt flatter folly fome foon forrow fortune friendſhip fuch fuffer fufficiently fuperiority furely fyllables happineſs himſelf hope hour houſe inclined increaſe inſtruction intereſt itſelf juſt juſtly labour laſt leſs loſe mankind meaſure mind miſeries moſt muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceſſary neſs never NUMB numbers obſerved ourſelves OVID paffed paffion paſs paſſed paſſions perſons pleaſed pleaſure praiſe preſent propoſed publick purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reaſon refolved regard reſpect reſt ſame ſcarcely ſchemes ſcience ſecond ſecurity ſee ſeems ſelves ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould ſingle ſmall ſome ſometimes ſpecies ſpirit ſpread ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrength ſtudy ſubject ſuch ſupport ſuppoſed ſuſpected themſelves theſe thoſe tion univerſal uſe vanity verſe virtue viſit whoſe wiſh
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Page 64 - ... in compliance with the varieties of the ground, and to end at last in the common road.