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" Plantations have one advantage in them which is not to be found in most other works, as they give a pleasure of a more lasting date, and continually improve in the eye of the planter. When you have finished a building, or any other undertaking of the... "
Tower Grove Park of the City of St. Louis: Review of Its Origin and History ... - Page 69
by David H. MacAdam - 1883 - 119 pages
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The Spectator, Volume 8

1729 - 320 pages
...obferves, is mare delighted with his Produftions than any other Writer or Artift whatfoever. PLANTATIONS have one Advantage in them which is not to be found in moft other Works, as they give a Pleafure of a more lafting Date, and continually improve in the Eye...
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The Spectator, Volume 8

1739 - 332 pages
...Advantage in them which is not to be found in moft other Works, as they give a Pleafure of a more lafting Date, and continually improve in the Eye of the Planter. When you have fmifhed a Building or any other Undertaking of the like Nature, it immediately decays upon your Hands...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 428 pages
...obferves, is more delighted with his productions than any other writer or artift whatfoever. Plantations have one advantage in them which is not to be found in moft other works, as they give a pleafure of a more lafling date, and con.tinually improve in the eye...
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The British Essayists: The Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 320 pages
...observes, is more delighted with his productions than any other writer or artist whatsoever. . Plantations have one advantage in them which is not to be found...other undertaking of the like nature, it immediately decays upon your hands; you see it brought to the utmost point of perfection, and from that time hastening...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 15

British essayists - 1802 - 304 pages
...observes, is more delighted with his productions than any other writer or artist whatsoever. Plantations have one advantage in them which is not to be found...other undertaking of the like nature, it immediately decays upon your h? ids ; you see it brought to the utmost point of perfection, and from that time...
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Select British Classics, Volume 18

English literature - 1803 - 342 pages
...observes, is more delighted with his productions than any other writer or artist whatsoever. Plantations have one advantage in them which is not to be found...other undertaking of the like nature, it immediately decays upon your hands ; you see it brought to its utmost point of perfection, and from that time hastening...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...whatsoever. ..o ..; I .. . .. ~,:i '.i ,I;:ii;. ^ ;,!t O,,.: Plantations have one advantage in them wbiph is not to be found in most other works, as they. give...other undertaking of the like nature, it immediately decays upon your hands ; you see it brought to its utmost point of perfection, and from that time hastening...
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The Spectator; in Miniature: Being a Collection of the Principal ..., Volume 1

1808 - 306 pages
...than any other writer or artist whatsoever. Plantations have one advantage in them which is not to he found in most other works, as they give a pleasure...in the eye of the planter. When you have finished a huilding, or any other undertaking of (he* like nature, it immediately decays upon your hands; yon...
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The Spectator, Volume 10

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 272 pages
...observes, is more delighted with his productions than any other writer or artist whatsoever. Plantations have one advantage in them which is not to be found...other undertaking of the like nature, it immediately decays upon your hands ; you see it brought to the utmost point of perfection, and from that time hastening...
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The Spectator, Volume 15

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 370 pages
...observes, is more delighted with his productions than anyother writer or artist whatsoever. Plantations have one advantage in them which Is not to be found...other undertaking of the like nature, it immediately decays upon your hands ; you see it brought to the utmost point of perfection, and from that time hastening...
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