The British Essayists: The AdventurerLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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t therefore , be told , that if by the error of fortune he obtains the stores of the bee , he cannot enjoy the felicity ; that the honey which is not gathered by industry , will be eaten without relish , if it is not wasted in riot ...
t therefore , be told , that if by the error of fortune he obtains the stores of the bee , he cannot enjoy the felicity ; that the honey which is not gathered by industry , will be eaten without relish , if it is not wasted in riot ...
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... Fortune's way , and expect from her bounty that which they eagerly desire , and yet believe to be too dearly purchased by diligence and industry ; tradesmen who neglect their business , to squander in fashionable follies more than it ...
... Fortune's way , and expect from her bounty that which they eagerly desire , and yet believe to be too dearly purchased by diligence and industry ; tradesmen who neglect their business , to squander in fashionable follies more than it ...
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... fortune , he will either be undeceived by a new series of success , or he will be reduced to his original indigence by the loss of that which he knew not how to enjoy ; if this happens , of which there is the highest degree of ...
... fortune , he will either be undeceived by a new series of success , or he will be reduced to his original indigence by the loss of that which he knew not how to enjoy ; if this happens , of which there is the highest degree of ...
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... fortune for the success of his ticket . " In this disposition Ned was sitting one morning in the corner of a bench by his fireside , wholly abstracted in the contemplation of his future fortune ; indulging this moment the hope of a mere ...
... fortune for the success of his ticket . " In this disposition Ned was sitting one morning in the corner of a bench by his fireside , wholly abstracted in the contemplation of his future fortune ; indulging this moment the hope of a mere ...
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... fortune ; and was so affected by a retrospect of his danger , that he could scarce be- lieve it to be past . How providential , ' said he , ' was it , that I did not stay to drink another dish of tea at breakfast , that I found a ...
... fortune ; and was so affected by a retrospect of his danger , that he could scarce be- lieve it to be past . How providential , ' said he , ' was it , that I did not stay to drink another dish of tea at breakfast , that I found a ...
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