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Page 37
... species . I must frankly con- fess , that it is to me a beauty in Cato's character , that he would drink a cheerful bottle with a VOL . III . * Persia . A. E friend : and I cannot but own , that I NO . 112 . 37 TATLER .
... species . I must frankly con- fess , that it is to me a beauty in Cato's character , that he would drink a cheerful bottle with a VOL . III . * Persia . A. E friend : and I cannot but own , that I NO . 112 . 37 TATLER .
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... beauty , and success , that can be conferred upon a mortal , if he only relishes such a proportion of these blessings as is vested in himself , and is his own private property . By this means , every man that does himself any real ...
... beauty , and success , that can be conferred upon a mortal , if he only relishes such a proportion of these blessings as is vested in himself , and is his own private property . By this means , every man that does himself any real ...
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... beauty , by smiling upon one , casting a glance upon another , beckoning to a third , and adapting her charms and graces to the several follies of those that admired her , drawing into the labyrinth a whole pack of lovers , that lost ...
... beauty , by smiling upon one , casting a glance upon another , beckoning to a third , and adapting her charms and graces to the several follies of those that admired her , drawing into the labyrinth a whole pack of lovers , that lost ...
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... beauty and invention of this piece ; which is so skilfully drawn , that the particular views of every prince in Europe are seen according as the ships lie to the main figure in the picture , and as that figure may help or retard their ...
... beauty and invention of this piece ; which is so skilfully drawn , that the particular views of every prince in Europe are seen according as the ships lie to the main figure in the picture , and as that figure may help or retard their ...
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... beauty to their works , by certain stops and pauses in the representation of such passions as it is not in the power of language to express . There is something like this in the last act of Venice Preserved , ' where Pierre is brought ...
... beauty to their works , by certain stops and pauses in the representation of such passions as it is not in the power of language to express . There is something like this in the last act of Venice Preserved , ' where Pierre is brought ...
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