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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... superior to the particular and predominant error of his own times ; who , like the peak of Teneriffe , has hailed the intel- lectual sun , before its beams have reached the horizon of com- mon minds ; who , standing like Socrates , on ...
... superior to the particular and predominant error of his own times ; who , like the peak of Teneriffe , has hailed the intel- lectual sun , before its beams have reached the horizon of com- mon minds ; who , standing like Socrates , on ...
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... superior acquirement and inspiration We might also add , that the good effects of talent are uni- versal , the evil of its blemishes confined . The light and heat of the sun benefit all , and are by all enjoyed ; the spots on his ...
... superior acquirement and inspiration We might also add , that the good effects of talent are uni- versal , the evil of its blemishes confined . The light and heat of the sun benefit all , and are by all enjoyed ; the spots on his ...
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... superior to fortune , and know how to enjoy her caresses without being the slaves of her caprice . But those with whom she can complete the circle , whom she can elevate from the lowest stations into the highest , detrude them again ...
... superior to fortune , and know how to enjoy her caresses without being the slaves of her caprice . But those with whom she can complete the circle , whom she can elevate from the lowest stations into the highest , detrude them again ...
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... superior , nor Pompey an equal ; and Brutus , al- though he did not aspire himself to rule , was determined that no one else should do so . Cato , who might have done more to save his country , had he attempted less , disgusted his ...
... superior , nor Pompey an equal ; and Brutus , al- though he did not aspire himself to rule , was determined that no one else should do so . Cato , who might have done more to save his country , had he attempted less , disgusted his ...
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... superior to the strongest temptations , are qualities which may be possessed so secretly , that a man's next door neighbour shall not dis- cover them , until some unforeseen and fortunate occasion has called them forth . CCXXIX . THE ...
... superior to the strongest temptations , are qualities which may be possessed so secretly , that a man's next door neighbour shall not dis- cover them , until some unforeseen and fortunate occasion has called them forth . CCXXIX . THE ...
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