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The Edinburgh encyclopaedia, conducted by D. Brewster - Page 181
by Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830
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The British Essayists;: Tatler

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 314 pages
...and greatness of expression, seems rather the devotion of an angel than a man. His principal fault seems to have been the excess of that virtue which...which a long series of merits had heaped upon him. But in this prayer, at the same time that \ve find him prostrating himself before the great mercy-seat,...
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The British Essayists, Volume 5

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 446 pages
...an angel than a man. His principal fault seems to have been the excess of that virtue which covers 3 multitude of faults. This betrayed him to so great...which a long series of merits had heaped upon him. But in this prayer, at the same time that we find him prostrating himself before the great mercy-seat,...
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The British Essayists;: Tatler

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pages
...and greatness of expression, seems rather the devotion of an angel than a man. His principal fault seems to have been the excess of that virtue which...towards his servants who made a corrupt use of it, (hat it stripped him of all those riches and honours which a long series of merits had heaped upon...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 530 pages
...and greatness of expression, seems rather the devotion of an angel than of a man. His principal fault seems to have been the excess of that virtue which...which a long series of merits had heaped upon him. But in this prayer, at the same time that we find him prostrating himself before the great mercy-seat,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: With the ..., Volumes 1-2

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 pages
...seems to have been the excess of that virtue which covers a multitude of faults. This betrayed him into so great an indulgence towards his servants, who made...which a long series of merits had heaped upon him. But in this prayer, at the same time that we find him prostrating himself before the great mercy-seat,...
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The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 328 pages
...and greatness of expression, seems rather the devotion of an angel than a man. His principal fault seems to have been the excess of that virtue which covers a multitude of faults. This betrayed him into so great an indulgence towards his servants, who made a corrupt use of it, that it stripped him...
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The Tatler; corrected from the originals, with a preface ..., Volume 5

Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 306 pages
...and greatness of expression, seems rather the devotion of an angel than a man. His principal fault seems to have been the excess of that virtue which...which a long series of merits had heaped upon him. But in this prayer, at the same time that we find him prostrating himself before the great mercy-seat,...
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The British Essayists: Tatler

James Ferguson - 1823 - 384 pages
...and greatness of expression, seems rather the devotion of an angel than a man. His principal fault seems to have been the excess of that virtue which...which a long series of merits had heaped upon him. But in this prayer, at the same time that we find him prostrating himself before the great mercy-seat,...
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The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical and ..., Volume 5

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 288 pages
...and greatness of expression, seems rather the devotion of an angel than a man. His principal fault seems to have been the excess of that virtue which...which a long series of merits had heaped upon him. But in this prayer, at the same time that we find him prostrating himself before the great mercy-seat,...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 7

Francis Bacon - 1827 - 526 pages
...and greatness of expression, seems rather the devotion of an angel than a man. His principal fault seems to have been the excess of that virtue which...which a long series of merits had heaped upon him. But in this prayer, at the same time that we find him prostrating himself before the great mercy-seat,...
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