Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 1Sherman, 1824 |
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... wise , but wise if we are foolish . The Gre- cian's maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in Literature ; it would reduce many a giant to a pigmy ; many a speech to a sentence ; and many a folio to a primer . As the fault of our ...
... wise , but wise if we are foolish . The Gre- cian's maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in Literature ; it would reduce many a giant to a pigmy ; many a speech to a sentence ; and many a folio to a primer . As the fault of our ...
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... wise tend to diminish the number of those who will attempt to surmount them , since " fools rush in , where angels fear to tread . " In good truth , we should have a glori- ous conflagration , if all who cannot put fire into their works ...
... wise tend to diminish the number of those who will attempt to surmount them , since " fools rush in , where angels fear to tread . " In good truth , we should have a glori- ous conflagration , if all who cannot put fire into their works ...
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... of public moment , where both parties are at a stand , and both are puncti- lious , slight condescensions cost little but are • worth much . He that yields them is wise 22 MANY THINGS themselves merely on their ancestry, liave been ...
... of public moment , where both parties are at a stand , and both are puncti- lious , slight condescensions cost little but are • worth much . He that yields them is wise 22 MANY THINGS themselves merely on their ancestry, liave been ...
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... wise , in as much as he purchases guineas with farthings . A few drops of oil will set the political ma- chine at ... wise minister would rather preserve peace , IN FEW WORDS . 25 worth much. He that yields them is wise, ...
... wise , in as much as he purchases guineas with farthings . A few drops of oil will set the political ma- chine at ... wise minister would rather preserve peace , IN FEW WORDS . 25 worth much. He that yields them is wise, ...
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Addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton. XV . A wise minister would rather preserve peace , than gain a victory ; because he knows that even the most successful war leaves nations ge- nerally more poor , always more profligate ...
Addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton. XV . A wise minister would rather preserve peace , than gain a victory ; because he knows that even the most successful war leaves nations ge- nerally more poor , always more profligate ...
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