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Page 38
... worth of social communion . He feels that he was not born to live alone - a cold and joyless anchorite , but to give and to receive fe- licity , by all the holy ties of kindred , friendship , love . Oh ! amidst this flow of genial ...
... worth of social communion . He feels that he was not born to live alone - a cold and joyless anchorite , but to give and to receive fe- licity , by all the holy ties of kindred , friendship , love . Oh ! amidst this flow of genial ...
Page 42
... worth of abundance . The still voice of conscience is busy within thee . It tells thee , thou hast fulfilled thy duty . It tells thee that thou alone att not blest , but others are blest with thee . It tells thee , that thou hast ...
... worth of abundance . The still voice of conscience is busy within thee . It tells thee , thou hast fulfilled thy duty . It tells thee that thou alone att not blest , but others are blest with thee . It tells thee , that thou hast ...
Page 62
... peasant . She was homely in feature , but lovely in expression ; she was poor in wealth but rich in virtue . She was without any other dignity but that of wisdom . Albert had long known her worth , the luckless hour 62 GOOD LUCK AND.
... peasant . She was homely in feature , but lovely in expression ; she was poor in wealth but rich in virtue . She was without any other dignity but that of wisdom . Albert had long known her worth , the luckless hour 62 GOOD LUCK AND.
Page 63
... worth of such a dowry . Albert had no other wealth to bestow but his affections . Let wedded dames declare what wealth more precious . They married and each felt a new incentive to exertion ; For each had now a friend whose happiness ...
... worth of such a dowry . Albert had no other wealth to bestow but his affections . Let wedded dames declare what wealth more precious . They married and each felt a new incentive to exertion ; For each had now a friend whose happiness ...
Page 74
... perchance , can scan their worth , Thy taste discover and enjoy their view ; Whilst humbler essays shall , with as beguiling power , give thy leisure wings . For how overrated are all selfish la- bours ! How 174 THE PLEASURES.
... perchance , can scan their worth , Thy taste discover and enjoy their view ; Whilst humbler essays shall , with as beguiling power , give thy leisure wings . For how overrated are all selfish la- bours ! How 174 THE PLEASURES.
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