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No. 198. The legacy-hunter’s history concluded.

February 8, 1752

 Nil mihi das vivus: dicis, post fata daturum. Si non es stultus, scis, Maro, quid cupiam. MART. Lib. xi. 67. …

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No. 197. The history of a legacy-hunter.

February 4, 1752

Cujus vulturis hoc erit cadaver? MART. Lib. vi. Ep. lxii. 4. Say, to what vulture’s share this carcase falls? F. …

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No. 196. Human opinions mutable. The hopes of youth fallacious.

February 1, 1752

Whoever reviews the state of his own mind will have no reason to imagine such changes of sentiment peculiar to any station or character.

No. 195. A young nobleman’s introduction to the knowledge of the town.

January 28, 1752

Favours of every kind are doubled when they are speedily conferred. This is particularly true of the gratification of curiosity.

No. 194. A young nobleman’s progress in politeness.

January 25, 1752

Si damnosa senem juvat alea, ludit et heres Bullatus, parvoque eadem movet arma fritillo. JUV. Sat. xiv. 4.   If gaming …

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No. 193. The author’s art of praising himself.

January 21, 1752

Laudis amore tumes? sunt certa piacula, quoe te Ter pure lecto poterunt recreare libello. HOR. Lib. i. Ep. i. 36. …

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No. 192. Love unsuccessful without riches.

January 18, 1752

  Genos ouden eis Erota; Sophiae, tropos pateitai; Monon arguron blepousin. Apoloito protos autos Ho ton arguron philaesas. Dia touton …

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No. 191. The busy life of a young lady.

January 14, 1752

Cereus in vitium flecli, monitoribus asper. HOR. Art. Poet. 163.   The youth— Yielding like wax, th’ impressive folly bears; Rough …

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No. 190. The history of Abouzaid, the son of Morad.

January 11, 1752

 Ploravere suis non respondere favorem Speratum meritis.—HOR. Lib. ii. Ep. i. 9.   Henry and Alfred— Clos’d their long glories with …

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No. 189. The mischiefs of falsehood. The character of Turpicula.

January 7, 1752

Quod tam grande Sophos clamat tibi turba togata; Non tu, Pomponi; caena diserta tua est. MART. Lib. vi. Ep. xlviii. …

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