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 vii
... effects will be proportionate to the resistance . But the moral earthquake , unlike the natural , while it convulses the nations , reforms them too . On subjects indeed , on which man- kind have been thinking for so many thousands of ...
... effects will be proportionate to the resistance . But the moral earthquake , unlike the natural , while it convulses the nations , reforms them too . On subjects indeed , on which man- kind have been thinking for so many thousands of ...
Page ix
... effects that for knowledge , which the lens effects for the sun - beam , when it con- denses its brightness , in order to increase its force . How far the following efforts will stand the test of this criterion , is not for me to ...
... effects that for knowledge , which the lens effects for the sun - beam , when it con- denses its brightness , in order to increase its force . How far the following efforts will stand the test of this criterion , is not for me to ...
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... effect it with the least expense , so in society , he is not the most valuable member , who can bring about the most good , but he that can accomplish it , with the least admixture of concomitant ill . For let no man presume to think ...
... effect it with the least expense , so in society , he is not the most valuable member , who can bring about the most good , but he that can accomplish it , with the least admixture of concomitant ill . For let no man presume to think ...
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... effects of talent are uni- versal , the evil of its blemishes confined . The light and heat of the sun benefit all , and are by all enjoyed ; the spots on his surface are discoverable only to the few . But the lower order of aspirers to ...
... effects of talent are uni- versal , the evil of its blemishes confined . The light and heat of the sun benefit all , and are by all enjoyed ; the spots on his surface are discoverable only to the few . But the lower order of aspirers to ...
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... effects , he must give no note of preparation , and in defending himself against it , he must conceal both his sword and his shield . Let him pursue success as his truest friend , and apply to confidence as his ablest counsellor ...
... effects , he must give no note of preparation , and in defending himself against it , he must conceal both his sword and his shield . Let him pursue success as his truest friend , and apply to confidence as his ablest counsellor ...
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