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... we experience more pleasure in communicating than in receiving the means of
happiness ; and in contemplating its benign ... perceive both the propriety and the
excellency of that divine aphorism - It is more blessed to give than to receive .
... we experience more pleasure in communicating than in receiving the means of
happiness ; and in contemplating its benign ... perceive both the propriety and the
excellency of that divine aphorism - It is more blessed to give than to receive .
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Lavinia , who was elegant in her form , and graceful in her manners , wa's ,
therefore , introduced early into all the polite circles , and received with the most
flattering tokens of admiration . Every eye was struck with her beauty , and every
...
Lavinia , who was elegant in her form , and graceful in her manners , wa's ,
therefore , introduced early into all the polite circles , and received with the most
flattering tokens of admiration . Every eye was struck with her beauty , and every
...
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The sprightly sallies of her wit were heard with rapture ; her fascinating
demeanour captivated every heart ; and she received , on every hand , those
tokens of respect , a moderate share of which would have transported the hearts
of thousands ...
The sprightly sallies of her wit were heard with rapture ; her fascinating
demeanour captivated every heart ; and she received , on every hand , those
tokens of respect , a moderate share of which would have transported the hearts
of thousands ...
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... or in ceremonious visits paid and received frequently , without pleasure and
without friendship . But are these pursuits worthy of an immortal mind ? Is this a
life on which a rational being can seriously reflect without the terrours of dismay ?
... or in ceremonious visits paid and received frequently , without pleasure and
without friendship . But are these pursuits worthy of an immortal mind ? Is this a
life on which a rational being can seriously reflect without the terrours of dismay ?
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It is scarcely possible to pass an hour in honest conversation , without being able
, when we rise from it , to please ourselves with having given or received some
advantage : but a man may shuffle cards , or rattle dice , from noon to midnight ...
It is scarcely possible to pass an hour in honest conversation , without being able
, when we rise from it , to please ourselves with having given or received some
advantage : but a man may shuffle cards , or rattle dice , from noon to midnight ...
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Refuge |
| Autor | William Giles |
| Editor | At the Lorenzo Press, printed for Bronson & Chauncey, 1804 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 23 Abr. 2009 |
| Largo | 257 páginas |
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