No. 24. Man does not always think.
When man sees one of the inferior creatures perched upon a tree, or basking in the sunshine, without any apparent …
Monthly Archives: September 1758
No. 23. Uncertainty of friendship.
The friendship of common mortals must take its rise from mutual pleasure, and must end when the power ceases of delighting each other.
No. 22a. Imprisonment of debtors.
As I was passing under one of the gates of this city, I was struck with horror by a rueful cry, which summoned me to remember the poor debtors.
No. 22. The vulture
Many naturalists are of opinion, that the animals which we commonly consider as mute, have the power of imparting their …
No. 21. Linger’s history of listlessness.
There is a species of misery, or of disease, commonly called listlessness.