Winter eveningsT. and J. Allman, 1823 |
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able admire afford agreeable Amalthea amusement ancient appearance archery arising attention Aulus Gellius beautiful believe Ben Jonson Carthaginian cause censure certainly character Christianity Cicero common consequence considered contempt conversation dashing fellow delight deserve dress effect elegant endeavour excellence fame fashion favour fortune friends furnish genius ginal gluttony grace Greek Greek language Hearts of Oak Herodotus honour human nature idea imitation improvement ingenuity ladies language learned lence letters living mankind manly manner Marine Society ment merit mind mode modern moral never NUMBER observed panegyric Peplon persons Philinus philosopher physician pleasure poet poetry political praise prayer pretend pride profession Quintilian racter rank reader reason ridicule rience sense sentiments sion society Socrates songs spirit style suppose taste Theophrastus thing tion tivated trifles truth usually vanity virtue vulgar wish writers Xenophon XLII young
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