The Man in the Moon: Consisting of Essays and Critiques on the Politics, Morals, Manners, Drama, &c. of the Present Day ... [no. 1-24; Nov. 12, 1803-Jan. 28 [i.e. Feb. 11] 1804]William Smelley S. Highley, 1804 - 194 sider |
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Side 17
... expected that I should give my readers some account of my situation , and office in the Moon , with a prospectus of my plan . On the first subject I am forbid to be very explicit at present , all that I can say is , that having little ...
... expected that I should give my readers some account of my situation , and office in the Moon , with a prospectus of my plan . On the first subject I am forbid to be very explicit at present , all that I can say is , that having little ...
Side 40
... expected that , if any peo- ple ought to know the best means of being happy , and of enjoying life , it should be those whose educa- tion and circumstances set them above the prejudices and necessities that so much hurt the manners of ...
... expected that , if any peo- ple ought to know the best means of being happy , and of enjoying life , it should be those whose educa- tion and circumstances set them above the prejudices and necessities that so much hurt the manners of ...
Side 64
... expected . In this tax , however , there must certainly be an exception as to statesmen , great lawyers , and phy- sicians ; for these gentlemen , doubtless , come under the description of wise heads , and are therefore ex- empt from ...
... expected . In this tax , however , there must certainly be an exception as to statesmen , great lawyers , and phy- sicians ; for these gentlemen , doubtless , come under the description of wise heads , and are therefore ex- empt from ...
Side 79
... expected ( as in other cases ) that the subject should be of general concern . Whilst , therefore , I may use this privilege , I hasten to tell you that yesterday made me the happiest of men , by a sudden alteration which has taken ...
... expected ( as in other cases ) that the subject should be of general concern . Whilst , therefore , I may use this privilege , I hasten to tell you that yesterday made me the happiest of men , by a sudden alteration which has taken ...
Side 84
... affords us of the ruin attendant upon play , and to speak in the gamester's own terms , the great odds against the man who opposes himself to the skilfuļ professors of the science , what good can be expected 84 THE MAN IN THE MOON .
... affords us of the ruin attendant upon play , and to speak in the gamester's own terms , the great odds against the man who opposes himself to the skilfuļ professors of the science , what good can be expected 84 THE MAN IN THE MOON .
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