Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think. From the 8th London EdLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 - 267 pages |
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... equally pure , and without ad- mixture . If it comes to us through the medium of prejudice , it will be discoloured ; through the channels of custom , it will be adulterated ; through the gothic walls of the college , or of the cloister ...
... equally pure , and without ad- mixture . If it comes to us through the medium of prejudice , it will be discoloured ; through the channels of custom , it will be adulterated ; through the gothic walls of the college , or of the cloister ...
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... equally ignorant how far the iniquity of others can go . adversity will excite temptations in ourselves , our prosperity in others . Sir Robert Walpole observed , it was fortunate that few men could be prime ministers , ' because it was ...
... equally ignorant how far the iniquity of others can go . adversity will excite temptations in ourselves , our prosperity in others . Sir Robert Walpole observed , it was fortunate that few men could be prime ministers , ' because it was ...
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... equally tired of protectors . XXIII . ALL poets pretend to write for immortality , but the whole tribe have no objection to present pay and pre- sent praise . But Lord Burleigh is not the only statesman who has thought one hundred ...
... equally tired of protectors . XXIII . ALL poets pretend to write for immortality , but the whole tribe have no objection to present pay and pre- sent praise . But Lord Burleigh is not the only statesman who has thought one hundred ...
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... equally unsuccessful in all her methods to gain the approbation of men , and she will pursue not the advice , but the adviser , certainly with scorn , probably with vengeance . LXIII . THERE is a certain constitution of mind , which ...
... equally unsuccessful in all her methods to gain the approbation of men , and she will pursue not the advice , but the adviser , certainly with scorn , probably with vengeance . LXIII . THERE is a certain constitution of mind , which ...
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... equally cheap and easy , there would be much more reason to fear , that men would become brutes , for the want of something to do , rather than philosophers , from the possession of leisure . And the facts seem to bear out the theory ...
... equally cheap and easy , there would be much more reason to fear , that men would become brutes , for the want of something to do , rather than philosophers , from the possession of leisure . And the facts seem to bear out the theory ...
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