Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think. From the 8th London EdLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 - 267 pages |
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Page 27
... death . But virtue is en- larged and infinite in her hopes , in as much as they extend beyond present things , even to eternal ; this is their pro- per sphere , and they will cease only in the reality of death- less enjoyment . In the ...
... death . But virtue is en- larged and infinite in her hopes , in as much as they extend beyond present things , even to eternal ; this is their pro- per sphere , and they will cease only in the reality of death- less enjoyment . In the ...
Page 38
... malice , our spirits by calamity , our health by disease , our friends by death . But our actions must follow us beyond the grave ; with respect to them alone , we can- not say that we shall carry nothing with us when 38 MANY THINGS.
... malice , our spirits by calamity , our health by disease , our friends by death . But our actions must follow us beyond the grave ; with respect to them alone , we can- not say that we shall carry nothing with us when 38 MANY THINGS.
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... Death . LIII . For when we abuse HE that abuses his own profession , will not patiently bear with any one else who does so . And this is one of our most subtle operations of self - love . our own profession , we tacitly except ourselves ...
... Death . LIII . For when we abuse HE that abuses his own profession , will not patiently bear with any one else who does so . And this is one of our most subtle operations of self - love . our own profession , we tacitly except ourselves ...
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... death . He would thus address the pri- soner ; you had a strong propensity to commit a murder , and this , you say , must do away the guilt of your crime ; but I have a strong propensity to hang you for it , and this , I say , must also ...
... death . He would thus address the pri- soner ; you had a strong propensity to commit a murder , and this , you say , must do away the guilt of your crime ; but I have a strong propensity to hang you for it , and this , I say , must also ...
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... death cannot cure . CLVI . IT is a mistake that a lust for power is the mark of a great mind ; for even the weakest have been captivated by it ; and for minds of the highest order , it has no charms . They seek a nobler empire within ...
... death cannot cure . CLVI . IT is a mistake that a lust for power is the mark of a great mind ; for even the weakest have been captivated by it ; and for minds of the highest order , it has no charms . They seek a nobler empire within ...
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