Moral essaysA. Millar, 1757 |
Често срещани думи и фрази
abfurd againſt arifing beauty becauſe beft beſt bleffing bleft blifs Cæfar caufe cauſe character COMMENTARY conclufion confequence confifts Dæmon defcribed defign Efay Effay epiftle ev'ry evil expreffion exprefs faid fame fatire fays fecond fenfe ferve fhall fhews fhould firft firſt folly fome fool foul ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fuppofed fupport fure fyftem gives happineſs happy hath Heav'n himſelf human illuftrates inftance itſelf juft juſt knave laft lefs Man's Mankind mind miſtake moft moral moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary neral NOTES obfervation occafion perfon philofophic Plato pleaſure Poet Poet's pow'r prefent pride principle purpoſe racters raiſe reafon reft Religion Riches rife ruling Angels ruling Paffion Self-love Senfe ſhall ſpeaking ſtate ſtill Tafte thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand thro true truth underſtood univerfal uſe VARIATIONS Vice Virtue whofe whole whoſe wife wiſdom
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