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... live under good govern- ment . We also think that whatever a man does , he should take great pains in doing it , — that in short , good work is an admirable thing . - DEDICATION . vii It is upon these points of resemblance.
... live under good govern- ment . We also think that whatever a man does , he should take great pains in doing it , — that in short , good work is an admirable thing . - DEDICATION . vii It is upon these points of resemblance.
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... lives of thousands of barbarians , for so he deemed them , were of no account in the balance of his mind , when set against the great objects he had in view . In saying this , I am not apologizing for this cruelty ; I am only ...
... lives of thousands of barbarians , for so he deemed them , were of no account in the balance of his mind , when set against the great objects he had in view . In saying this , I am not apologizing for this cruelty ; I am only ...
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... the prevailing sentiments of the age in which a man lives , on the character of the man himself . These epidemic sentiments may en- tirely disguise or overlay the natural sentiments CHARACTER OF CORTES . of the man . Titus ,
... the prevailing sentiments of the age in which a man lives , on the character of the man himself . These epidemic sentiments may en- tirely disguise or overlay the natural sentiments CHARACTER OF CORTES . of the man . Titus ,
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... live in of any that I have seen here , for it has some untilled ground ( meads ) and water , so that cattle might be bred , a thing which no other of the cities that we have seen possesses ; for such is the multitude of people who dwell ...
... live in of any that I have seen here , for it has some untilled ground ( meads ) and water , so that cattle might be bred , a thing which no other of the cities that we have seen possesses ; for such is the multitude of people who dwell ...
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... lives to adventure within the Spanish camp ; but the story they told was , that they met a man in the way , " he seemed like an Indian of Chalco ; he seemed like one that is drunk ; " and that this man threatened and scorned them ...
... lives to adventure within the Spanish camp ; but the story they told was , that they met a man in the way , " he seemed like an Indian of Chalco ; he seemed like one that is drunk ; " and that this man threatened and scorned them ...
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