The Spectator ...Angier March, 1803 |
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... merit that should recommend men to the high stations which they possess . Holiness is ascribed to the pope ' ; majesty to kings ; serenity or mildness of temper to princes ; excellence of perfec tion to ambassadors ; grace to ...
... merit that should recommend men to the high stations which they possess . Holiness is ascribed to the pope ' ; majesty to kings ; serenity or mildness of temper to princes ; excellence of perfec tion to ambassadors ; grace to ...
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... merit who apply to us with modesty and diffidence , which generally accompanies merit . No opportunity of this kind ought to be neglected ; and a modest behaviour should alarm us to examine whether we do not lose something excellent ...
... merit who apply to us with modesty and diffidence , which generally accompanies merit . No opportunity of this kind ought to be neglected ; and a modest behaviour should alarm us to examine whether we do not lose something excellent ...
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... merit is aukward ; and merit without modesty insolent . But modest merit has a double claim to acceptance , and generally meets with as many patrons as beholders . ‹ I am , · & c . ' It is impossible that a person should exert himself ...
... merit is aukward ; and merit without modesty insolent . But modest merit has a double claim to acceptance , and generally meets with as many patrons as beholders . ‹ I am , · & c . ' It is impossible that a person should exert himself ...
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