The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4Bohn, 1854 |
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... happy in his dreams , and miserable in his waking thoughts , and that his life was equally divided be tween them , whether would he be more happy or miserable ? Were a man a king in his dreams , and a beggar awake , and dreamt as ...
... happy in his dreams , and miserable in his waking thoughts , and that his life was equally divided be tween them , whether would he be more happy or miserable ? Were a man a king in his dreams , and a beggar awake , and dreamt as ...
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... happy state , are like the spies bringing along with them the clusters of grapes , and delicious fruits , that might invite their com- panions into the pleasant country which produced them . An eminent Pagan writer has made a discourse ...
... happy state , are like the spies bringing along with them the clusters of grapes , and delicious fruits , that might invite their com- panions into the pleasant country which produced them . An eminent Pagan writer has made a discourse ...
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... happy in the possession of such wives and mothers . " If you are a father , you will not , perhaps , think this letter impertinent ; but if you are a single man , you will not know the meaning of it , and probably throw it into the fire ...
... happy in the possession of such wives and mothers . " If you are a father , you will not , perhaps , think this letter impertinent ; but if you are a single man , you will not know the meaning of it , and probably throw it into the fire ...
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... happy an occasion , and being willing , as much as in me lies , to prevent that effusion of nonsense which we have good cause to apprehend ; I do hereby strictly require every per- son , who shall write on this subject , to remember ...
... happy an occasion , and being willing , as much as in me lies , to prevent that effusion of nonsense which we have good cause to apprehend ; I do hereby strictly require every per- son , who shall write on this subject , to remember ...
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... happy and satisfied if we possess our- selves of such and such particular enjoyments ; but either by reason of their emptiness , or the natural inquietude of the mind , we have no sooner gained one point but we extend our hopes to ...
... happy and satisfied if we possess our- selves of such and such particular enjoyments ; but either by reason of their emptiness , or the natural inquietude of the mind , we have no sooner gained one point but we extend our hopes to ...
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