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... fortune and power that I was never born to . There is nothing in parti- cular in which I so much rejoice as the deliverance of good and generous spirits out of dangers , difficul- 18 THE TATLER . No. CXVII. SATURDAY, JANUARY 7. ...
... fortune and power that I was never born to . There is nothing in parti- cular in which I so much rejoice as the deliverance of good and generous spirits out of dangers , difficul- 18 THE TATLER . No. CXVII. SATURDAY, JANUARY 7. ...
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... fortune : for as Seneca , who was a greater moralist , and a much richer man than I shall be with this addition to my present income , says , " Munera ista Fortunæ putatis ? Insidiæ sunt : " What we look upon as gifts and presents of ...
... fortune : for as Seneca , who was a greater moralist , and a much richer man than I shall be with this addition to my present income , says , " Munera ista Fortunæ putatis ? Insidiæ sunt : " What we look upon as gifts and presents of ...
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... fortune in town . I must confess , I was so struck with the foresight of what she is to be , that I treated her accordingly , and said to her , pray , young lady , permit me to pass by . I would for this reason advise all masters and ...
... fortune in town . I must confess , I was so struck with the foresight of what she is to be , that I treated her accordingly , and said to her , pray , young lady , permit me to pass by . I would for this reason advise all masters and ...
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... fortune- hunter , which being better in its kind than men of that character usually write , I have thought fit to com- municate to the public . « SIR , To Isaac Bickerstaff , Esq . " I TAKE the boldness to recommend to your " care the ...
... fortune- hunter , which being better in its kind than men of that character usually write , I have thought fit to com- municate to the public . « SIR , To Isaac Bickerstaff , Esq . " I TAKE the boldness to recommend to your " care the ...
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... fortune was indeed much be- yond his ; and as I was always in the company of 66 my relations , he was forced to discover his inclina- ❝tions , and declare himself to me by stories of other “ persons , kind looks and many ways which he ...
... fortune was indeed much be- yond his ; and as I was always in the company of 66 my relations , he was forced to discover his inclina- ❝tions , and declare himself to me by stories of other “ persons , kind looks and many ways which he ...
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