Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 1Sherman, 1824 |
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... mean to happiness , and by a common but mor- bid association , he continues to accumulate it as an end . He lives poor , to die rich ; and is the mere jailer of his house , and the turnkey of his wealth . Impoverished by his gold , he ...
... mean to happiness , and by a common but mor- bid association , he continues to accumulate it as an end . He lives poor , to die rich ; and is the mere jailer of his house , and the turnkey of his wealth . Impoverished by his gold , he ...
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... mean to keep them ; such persons covet se- crets , as a spendthrift covets money , for the purpose of circulation . XLI . That knowledge which a man may acquire only by travelling , is too dearly bought . The traveller indeed may be ...
... mean to keep them ; such persons covet se- crets , as a spendthrift covets money , for the purpose of circulation . XLI . That knowledge which a man may acquire only by travelling , is too dearly bought . The traveller indeed may be ...
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... means of producing its opposite good . What , for instance , appears at first sight to be so in- surmountable a barrier to the intercourse of na- tions as the ocean ; but science has converted it into the best and most expeditious mean ...
... means of producing its opposite good . What , for instance , appears at first sight to be so in- surmountable a barrier to the intercourse of na- tions as the ocean ; but science has converted it into the best and most expeditious mean ...
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... means to the end . If the wrong path happened to be the shortest , that made it the right ; and he anticipated an acquittal by securing a con- quest . He invaded France with sixty men , and for a time succeeded ; but this desperate mea ...
... means to the end . If the wrong path happened to be the shortest , that made it the right ; and he anticipated an acquittal by securing a con- quest . He invaded France with sixty men , and for a time succeeded ; but this desperate mea ...
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... recommended by the duchess : " I will be hanged , " said she , " if it does not cure you . " Dr. Garth , who was present , in- stantly exclaimed , " Take it then , your grace , by all manner of means , it is sure to IN FEW WORDS . 59.
... recommended by the duchess : " I will be hanged , " said she , " if it does not cure you . " Dr. Garth , who was present , in- stantly exclaimed , " Take it then , your grace , by all manner of means , it is sure to IN FEW WORDS . 59.
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