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Wide and undetermined Prospects are as pleasing to the Fancy, as the Speculations of… — Joseph Addison

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Wide and undetermined Prospects are as pleasing to the Fancy, as the Speculations of Eternity or Infinitude are to the Understanding.

Joseph Addison
1712
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ContemplationDreams
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1712
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Joseph Addison
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Addison, Joseph. "Monday, June 23, 1712." The Spectator, 1712, no. 412.

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