Useful Reflections on Several Subjects: Suited to the Present Times: Each Chapter Beginning with a Diverting Fable; to which is Added a Proper Moral: with Curious Observations from the Best Histories. Done Into English, from a French Manuscript, by P. B. Du-Boisauthor, and are to be sold, 1723 - 265 pages |
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... Favour , urging that his prefent Adherents , being by this Time glutted with his Blood , could not fuck much more ; but if once remov'd , they might probably be fucceeded by a fet of fresh Ones , Empty and Sharp - fet , by which Means ...
... Favour , urging that his prefent Adherents , being by this Time glutted with his Blood , could not fuck much more ; but if once remov'd , they might probably be fucceeded by a fet of fresh Ones , Empty and Sharp - fet , by which Means ...
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... Favour of his Mafter . CHAP . V. 20 That God and Nature oblige us to prefer our Parents to every Thing else . CHAP . VI . 54 That Good Men are belov'd , and esteem'd by all , while on the contrary , the Wicked are the Object of Hatred ...
... Favour of his Mafter . CHAP . V. 20 That God and Nature oblige us to prefer our Parents to every Thing else . CHAP . VI . 54 That Good Men are belov'd , and esteem'd by all , while on the contrary , the Wicked are the Object of Hatred ...
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... Favours , but the fame divine Providence requires we should fet our Hands to work to concur with it ; and if a young Prince was fuffered to live accord- ing to his natural Inclinations , he would doubtless be guilty of Imprudences , and ...
... Favours , but the fame divine Providence requires we should fet our Hands to work to concur with it ; and if a young Prince was fuffered to live accord- ing to his natural Inclinations , he would doubtless be guilty of Imprudences , and ...
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... Favour of Orphans , if private Minors had no need of Protectors , and Guardians to manage for them ; and if young Princes could , without the help of wife Counsellors and Regents duly discharge the Duty of Sovereignty . There- fore ...
... Favour of Orphans , if private Minors had no need of Protectors , and Guardians to manage for them ; and if young Princes could , without the help of wife Counsellors and Regents duly discharge the Duty of Sovereignty . There- fore ...
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... in that Inftant he pluckt off one of his Whiskers , but was turn'd out of the Houfe for it , with Shame and Indignation . THE The MORA L. Our Likings , or Diflikes , are [ 20 ] That a Favourite never ought to abuse the Favour of his Mafter.
... in that Inftant he pluckt off one of his Whiskers , but was turn'd out of the Houfe for it , with Shame and Indignation . THE The MORA L. Our Likings , or Diflikes , are [ 20 ] That a Favourite never ought to abuse the Favour of his Mafter.
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Affiftance againſt alfo amongſt Anaxagoras Anſwer Army bafe becauſe beſt Cafe caft Cauſe CHAP Confequence confiderable Courage Court Crown Death Defign Defire Difcourfe Diſorder Emperor Enemy expofed Fable fafely faid fame Father Favour Favourite feem feem'd felf felves fent ferve feve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething foon fooner Fortune Friends Friendship ftill fuch fudden fuffer fufficient fupport Generofity give greateſt happen'd himſelf Honour Horfe Houſe Humour Inftance Intereft juft Juftice King King's laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs Lives Lofs Mafter Majefty Meaſure Mind Minifter Misfortunes moft moſt muft muſt neceffary Neceffity never noble Number obferv'd obliged Occafion order'd Paffion Perfon Pleaſure Power prefent Prince prov'd Prudence publick Puniſhment Rabbets Reaſon receiv'd refolv'd Refpect reprefented Sejanus ſhe Spencer thefe themſelves theſe Thing thofe thoſe thou thought Thouſand took uſe Virtue whilft whofe young
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