The Rambler, 4. köideW. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Hinton, B. Collins, T. Longman, T. Caslon, B. Law, T. Carnan, G. Robinson, T. Lowndes, T. Cadell, H. Baldwin, F. Newbery, J. Knox, J. Bew, J. Nichols, W. Goldsmith, and W. Fox, 1779 |
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Page 14
... cause . But there are many who can plead no fuch extenuation of their folly ; who shake off the burthen of their station , not that they may foar with less incum- brance to the heights of knowledge or virtue , but that they may loiter ...
... cause . But there are many who can plead no fuch extenuation of their folly ; who shake off the burthen of their station , not that they may foar with less incum- brance to the heights of knowledge or virtue , but that they may loiter ...
Page 68
... causes , which concur in every event without human contrivance or inter- pofition , the part which they may justly claim in his advancement . We rate ourselves by our for- tune tune rather than our virtues , and exorbitant claims are 68 ...
... causes , which concur in every event without human contrivance or inter- pofition , the part which they may justly claim in his advancement . We rate ourselves by our for- tune tune rather than our virtues , and exorbitant claims are 68 ...
Page 87
... cause disposes to purfue every injury with unwea- ried and perpetual refentment ; with him whose vanity inclines him to confider every man as a rival in every pretenfion ; with him whofe airy negligence puts his friend's affairs or ...
... cause disposes to purfue every injury with unwea- ried and perpetual refentment ; with him whose vanity inclines him to confider every man as a rival in every pretenfion ; with him whofe airy negligence puts his friend's affairs or ...
Page 125
... caused by the de- fire of many for that which only few can poffefs . Every man would be rich , powerful , and famous ; yet fame , power , and riches , are only the names of relative conditions , which imply the obfcurity , dependence ...
... caused by the de- fire of many for that which only few can poffefs . Every man would be rich , powerful , and famous ; yet fame , power , and riches , are only the names of relative conditions , which imply the obfcurity , dependence ...
Page 131
... cause out of our own power , by whatever name it be distinguished . To close tedious deliberations with hafty ... causes acting without his intervention ; and that whenever he pretended to the prerogative of forefight , he was mortified ...
... cause out of our own power , by whatever name it be distinguished . To close tedious deliberations with hafty ... causes acting without his intervention ; and that whenever he pretended to the prerogative of forefight , he was mortified ...
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Abouzaid affiftance againſt Ajut almoſt amuſement Anningait becauſe buſineſs cauſe cenfured character cloſe confidered contempt converfation curiofity defign defire diſappoint diſcover eafily endeavour envy eſcape expected expence expofed eyes fame favour fcarcely fecret fecured feemed feldom felves fentiments fhall fince firſt folicited folly fome fometimes fondneſs foon forrow friends fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fupply fupport fure Greenland happineſs higheſt himſelf honour hope houſe ibid imagination increaſed indulgence induſtry inftruction infult intereft kindneſs labour laft laſt lefs leſs loft mankind meaſures ment mifery mind moſt muſt myſelf neceffary neceffity nefs never NUMB numbers obferved occafions ourſelves paffed paffion pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffeffion praiſe prefent promiſe publick purchaſed purpoſe purſue raiſed RAMBLER reaſon refolved ſcheme Seged ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpirit ſtate ſtudy thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſe vanity vifits virtue whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh