The British Essayists, Volume 12Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1808 - English essays |
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Page 17
... tion with respect to their civil liberties than they would have been had they not been Christians . I ever thought it a most impious blasphemy against that holy religion , to father any thing upon it that might encourage tyranny ...
... tion with respect to their civil liberties than they would have been had they not been Christians . I ever thought it a most impious blasphemy against that holy religion , to father any thing upon it that might encourage tyranny ...
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... tion should be cautious of appearances to their dis- -advantage : but very often our young women , as well as the middle aged , and the gay part of those growing old , without entering into a formal league for that purpose , to a woman ...
... tion should be cautious of appearances to their dis- -advantage : but very often our young women , as well as the middle aged , and the gay part of those growing old , without entering into a formal league for that purpose , to a woman ...
Page 43
... tion than the truth of their own hearts for the con- duct of their actions , it lies in the power of scandal- ous tongues to carry the world before them , and make the rest of mankind fall in with the ill for -fear of reproach . On the ...
... tion than the truth of their own hearts for the con- duct of their actions , it lies in the power of scandal- ous tongues to carry the world before them , and make the rest of mankind fall in with the ill for -fear of reproach . On the ...
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... tion of a coquette in the neighbourhood , who had been discovered practising before her glass . To turn the discourse , which from being witty grew to be malicious , the matron of the family took oc- casion from the subject to wish that ...
... tion of a coquette in the neighbourhood , who had been discovered practising before her glass . To turn the discourse , which from being witty grew to be malicious , the matron of the family took oc- casion from the subject to wish that ...
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... not displeased your papers should sometimes convey the complaints of distressed lovers to each other , I am in hopes you will favour one who gives you an undoubted instance of her reforma- tion , 88 N ° 401 . SPECTATOR .
... not displeased your papers should sometimes convey the complaints of distressed lovers to each other , I am in hopes you will favour one who gives you an undoubted instance of her reforma- tion , 88 N ° 401 . SPECTATOR .
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