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less defire of exerting themselves above the common level of mankind is not to
be refifted in fome tempers ; and minds of ... his mind in fome method of
gratification ; or he will soon find himself grow into the condition of this
disappointed Major .
less defire of exerting themselves above the common level of mankind is not to
be refifted in fome tempers ; and minds of ... his mind in fome method of
gratification ; or he will soon find himself grow into the condition of this
disappointed Major .
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T F there were no other confequences of it , but barely that human creatures on
this day assemble themselves before their Creator , without regard to their usual
employments , their minds at leisure from the cares of this life , and their bodies ...
T F there were no other confequences of it , but barely that human creatures on
this day assemble themselves before their Creator , without regard to their usual
employments , their minds at leisure from the cares of this life , and their bodies ...
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It is such a pleasure as can never cloy or overwork " the mind ; a delight that
grows and improves under 66 . thought and reflection ; and while it exercises ,
does “ also endear itself to the mind . All pleasures that af : “ fect the body must
needs ...
It is such a pleasure as can never cloy or overwork " the mind ; a delight that
grows and improves under 66 . thought and reflection ; and while it exercises ,
does “ also endear itself to the mind . All pleasures that af : “ fect the body must
needs ...
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Such an Envy , as I have here described , may possibly creep into an ingenuous
mind ; but the Envy which makes a man uneasy to himself and others , is a
certain distortion and perverseness of temper , that renders him ' unwilling to be ...
Such an Envy , as I have here described , may possibly creep into an ingenuous
mind ; but the Envy which makes a man uneasy to himself and others , is a
certain distortion and perverseness of temper , that renders him ' unwilling to be ...
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TT is necessary to an easy and happy life , to possess I our minds in such a
manner as to be always well fatisfied with our own ... in the world , where they
ftand in competition with a man ' s honour , is rather good sense than greatness
of mind .
TT is necessary to an easy and happy life , to possess I our minds in such a
manner as to be always well fatisfied with our own ... in the world , where they
ftand in competition with a man ' s honour , is rather good sense than greatness
of mind .
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| Título | The Tatler; Or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volumen4 The Tatler; Or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Sir Richard Steele |
| Autores | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison |
| Editor | C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, 1774 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 4 Ene. 2007 |
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