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| 130
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The history of a beauty.
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146
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| 131
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Desire of gain the general passion.
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152
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| 132
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The difficulty of educating a young nobleman.
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157
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| 133
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The miseries of a beauty defaced.
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163
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| 134
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Idleness an anxious and miserable state.
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169
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| 135
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The folly of annual retreats into the country.
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174
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| 136
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The meanness and mischief of indiscriminate dedication.
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180
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| 137
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The necessity of literary courage.
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186
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| 138
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Original characters to be found in the country. The character of Mrs. Busy.
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191
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| 139
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A critical examination of Samson Agonistes.
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197
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| 140
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The criticism continued.
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204
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| 141
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The danger of attempting wit in conversation. The character of Papilius.
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211
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| 142
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An account of squire Bluster.
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217
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| 143
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The criterions of plagiarism.
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224
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| 144
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The difficulty of raising reputation. The various species of detractors.
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231
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| 145
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Petty writers not to be despised.
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236
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| 146
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An account of an author travelling in quest of his own character. The uncertainty of fame.
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241
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| 147
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The courtier's esteem of assurance.
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247
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| 148
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The cruelty of parental tyranny.
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252
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| 149
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Benefits not always entitled to gratitude.
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258
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| 150
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Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge.
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264
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| 151
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The climactericks of the mind.
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269
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| 152
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Criticism on epistolary writings.
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275
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| 153
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The treatment incurred by loss of fortune.
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280
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| 154
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The inefficacy of genius without learning.
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287
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| 155
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The usefulness of advice. The danger of habits. The necessity of reviewing life.
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293
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| 156
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The laws of writing not always indisputable. Reflections on tragi-comedy.
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299
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| 157
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The scholar's complaint of his own bashfulness.
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304
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| 158
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Rules of writing drawn from examples. Those examples often mistaken.
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310
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| 159
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The nature and remedies of bashfulness.
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315
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