Lacon: or, Many things in few words, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme&Brown, 1822 |
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Page ii
... eyes , since his opera glass has given him an in- sight into others , and his looking glass has helped him to some knowledge of himself . His ears in- deed have had a very easy time of it , but their in- activity has been ' dearly ...
... eyes , since his opera glass has given him an in- sight into others , and his looking glass has helped him to some knowledge of himself . His ears in- deed have had a very easy time of it , but their in- activity has been ' dearly ...
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... eyes of the women , shall enable us to replace what we have lost with something better , from the ears of the men . XI . f THE reason why great men meet with so little pity or attachment in adversity , would seem to be this . The ...
... eyes of the women , shall enable us to replace what we have lost with something better , from the ears of the men . XI . f THE reason why great men meet with so little pity or attachment in adversity , would seem to be this . The ...
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... eyes , has , with her usual discernment , set the question at rest , by de- ciding in favour of the system that excludes them . In the British Senate , she observes , it is a rule not to read a written speech , it must be spoken , so ...
... eyes , has , with her usual discernment , set the question at rest , by de- ciding in favour of the system that excludes them . In the British Senate , she observes , it is a rule not to read a written speech , it must be spoken , so ...
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... eyes blinded : by the dust of time , and with lips unquenched by the living waters of truth . Wisdom , however , and learning , should go hand in hand , they are so beautifully qualified for mutual assistance . But it is better to have ...
... eyes blinded : by the dust of time , and with lips unquenched by the living waters of truth . Wisdom , however , and learning , should go hand in hand , they are so beautifully qualified for mutual assistance . But it is better to have ...
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... eyes , because they admit their infirmity , are thankful for our assistance , and do not deny us that light which they themselves have lost . But it is far otherwise with the blindness of the mind , which , although it be a calamity far ...
... eyes , because they admit their infirmity , are thankful for our assistance , and do not deny us that light which they themselves have lost . But it is far otherwise with the blindness of the mind , which , although it be a calamity far ...
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