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... but from a base passion , which it is mean to indulge , and which it would be
glorious to overcome . • These sort of fellow ' s are very numerous , and some
have been conspicuously such , without shame ; nay , they have carried on the
jest in ...
... but from a base passion , which it is mean to indulge , and which it would be
glorious to overcome . • These sort of fellow ' s are very numerous , and some
have been conspicuously such , without shame ; nay , they have carried on the
jest in ...
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He knew what it was to enjoy the satisfactions which are reaped from the
possession of beauty , but was an utter stranger to the decencies , honours , and
delicacies , that attend the passion towards them in elegant minds . However , he
had ...
He knew what it was to enjoy the satisfactions which are reaped from the
possession of beauty , but was an utter stranger to the decencies , honours , and
delicacies , that attend the passion towards them in elegant minds . However , he
had ...
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It is certain that a mind ought , at least , to be free from the apprehensions of want
and poverty , before it can fully attend to all the softnesses and endearments of
this passion . Notwithstanding , we see multitudes of married people , who are ...
It is certain that a mind ought , at least , to be free from the apprehensions of want
and poverty , before it can fully attend to all the softnesses and endearments of
this passion . Notwithstanding , we see multitudes of married people , who are ...
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... happiness , and compassion at the sight of their inextricable errors . Here the
two contending passions rose so high , that they were inconsistent with the sweet
repose I enjoyed ; and awaking with a sudden start , the only consolation R2 No .
... happiness , and compassion at the sight of their inextricable errors . Here the
two contending passions rose so high , that they were inconsistent with the sweet
repose I enjoyed ; and awaking with a sudden start , the only consolation R2 No .
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For I know not by what goodness of Providence it is , that every gush of passion is
a step towards the relief of it ; and there is a certain comfort in the very act of
sorrowing , which , I suppose , arises from a secret consciousness in the mind ,
that ...
For I know not by what goodness of Providence it is , that every gush of passion is
a step towards the relief of it ; and there is a certain comfort in the very act of
sorrowing , which , I suppose , arises from a secret consciousness in the mind ,
that ...
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