Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 1Sherman, 1824 |
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... earth to the perpetual mal - government of those that are beneath it . IV . A Writer , more splendid than solid , seems to think that vice may lose half its guilt , by los- ing all its grossness . An idea suggested , per- haps , by the ...
... earth to the perpetual mal - government of those that are beneath it . IV . A Writer , more splendid than solid , seems to think that vice may lose half its guilt , by los- ing all its grossness . An idea suggested , per- haps , by the ...
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... earth , bounded by time , and terminated by death . But virtue is enlarged and infinite in her hopes , in as much as they extend beyond present things , even to eternal ; this is their proper sphere , and they will cease only in the ...
... earth , bounded by time , and terminated by death . But virtue is enlarged and infinite in her hopes , in as much as they extend beyond present things , even to eternal ; this is their proper sphere , and they will cease only in the ...
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... earth , raises our thoughts from earth to heaven . When the great Kepler had at length discovered the har- monic laws that regulate the motions of the heavenly bodies , he exclaimed , " Whether my discoveries will be read by posterity ...
... earth , raises our thoughts from earth to heaven . When the great Kepler had at length discovered the har- monic laws that regulate the motions of the heavenly bodies , he exclaimed , " Whether my discoveries will be read by posterity ...
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... earth ; where the Deity sits enthroned with unrivalled influence , every safety from danger , resource from steril- ity , and subjugated passion , " like the wind and storm , fulfilling his word . " · L. Even human knowledge is ...
... earth ; where the Deity sits enthroned with unrivalled influence , every safety from danger , resource from steril- ity , and subjugated passion , " like the wind and storm , fulfilling his word . " · L. Even human knowledge is ...
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... earth like Cæsar , to fall down and kiss it like Brutus ; to throw their sword like Brennus into the trembling scale ; or , like Nelson , to snatch the laurels from the doubtful hand of victory , while she is hesitating where to bestow ...
... earth like Cæsar , to fall down and kiss it like Brutus ; to throw their sword like Brennus into the trembling scale ; or , like Nelson , to snatch the laurels from the doubtful hand of victory , while she is hesitating where to bestow ...
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