Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 1Sherman, 1824 |
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... and which effects that for knowledge which the lens effects for the sun- beam , when it condenses its brightness , in or- der to increase its force . How far the follow- ing efforts will stand the test of this criterion , X PREFACE .
... and which effects that for knowledge which the lens effects for the sun- beam , when it condenses its brightness , in or- der to increase its force . How far the follow- ing efforts will stand the test of this criterion , X PREFACE .
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Addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton. ing efforts will stand the test of this criterion , is not for me to determine : to know is one thing , to do is another ; and it may be observed of good writing , as of good blood ...
Addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton. ing efforts will stand the test of this criterion , is not for me to determine : to know is one thing , to do is another ; and it may be observed of good writing , as of good blood ...
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... 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 does not command ...
... 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 does not command ...
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... stand still with her back to the truth ; but error is more presumptuous , and proceeds in the same direction ... standing like B 2 REFLECTIONS, &c. ...
... stand still with her back to the truth ; but error is more presumptuous , and proceeds in the same direction ... standing like B 2 REFLECTIONS, &c. ...
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... standing like Socrates , on the apex of wisdom , has re- moved from his eyes all film of earthly dross , and has foreseen a purer law , a nobler system , a brighter order of things ; in short a promised land ! which , like Moses on the ...
... standing like Socrates , on the apex of wisdom , has re- moved from his eyes all film of earthly dross , and has foreseen a purer law , a nobler system , a brighter order of things ; in short a promised land ! which , like Moses on the ...
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