Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 1Sherman, 1824 |
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... dangerous ; and he stands no chance of amending it , who cannot at the same time amuse it . That author , however , who has thought more than he has read , read more than he has writ- ten , and written more than he has published , if he ...
... dangerous ; and he stands no chance of amending it , who cannot at the same time amuse it . That author , however , who has thought more than he has read , read more than he has writ- ten , and written more than he has published , if he ...
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... danger of the things forbidden , but the fears of those that forbid . Mahomet knew that his was a faith strictly military , and to be propagated by the sword ; he also knew that nothing is so destructive of discipline as wine ; Mahomet ...
... danger of the things forbidden , but the fears of those that forbid . Mahomet knew that his was a faith strictly military , and to be propagated by the sword ; he also knew that nothing is so destructive of discipline as wine ; Mahomet ...
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... dangerous , the majesty of the people , one and indivisible , must be at irreconcilable issue with the Trinitarian reformer , who advocates trien- nial parliaments , and who has not lost his re- spect for that old and orthodox ...
... dangerous , the majesty of the people , one and indivisible , must be at irreconcilable issue with the Trinitarian reformer , who advocates trien- nial parliaments , and who has not lost his re- spect for that old and orthodox ...
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... danger , resource from steril- ity , and subjugated passion , " like the wind and storm , fulfilling his word . " · L. Even human knowledge is permitted to ap- proximate in some degree , and on certain occa- sions , to that of the Deity ...
... danger , resource from steril- ity , and subjugated passion , " like the wind and storm , fulfilling his word . " · L. Even human knowledge is permitted to ap- proximate in some degree , and on certain occa- sions , to that of the Deity ...
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... danger of attempt- ing to reign without one . Either his hundred thousand men would have mutinied for want of pay , or , if he had attempted to support them by unconstitutional measures , his executioners might eventually be called upon ...
... danger of attempt- ing to reign without one . Either his hundred thousand men would have mutinied for want of pay , or , if he had attempted to support them by unconstitutional measures , his executioners might eventually be called upon ...
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