Lacon: or, Many things in few words, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme&Brown, 1822 |
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... fear of a glut . Dunces , indeed , give antithesis no quarter , and to say the truth , it gives them none ; if indeed it be a fault , it is one of the very few which such persons may exclaim against with some justice , because they were ...
... fear of a glut . Dunces , indeed , give antithesis no quarter , and to say the truth , it gives them none ; if indeed it be a fault , it is one of the very few which such persons may exclaim against with some justice , because they were ...
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... fear that they were born to be starved , yet have they often lived long enough to die of a surfeit . But this applies not to posterity , which decides without any regard to this inequality . Con- temporaries are anxious to redeem a ...
... fear that they were born to be starved , yet have they often lived long enough to die of a surfeit . But this applies not to posterity , which decides without any regard to this inequality . Con- temporaries are anxious to redeem a ...
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... than by justice and by mercy , it is because fear has a stronger influence over the base than love , and gain more weight with the mercenary than gratitude . Thus the gladiatorial shews of ancient Rome 30 MANY THINGS I.
... than by justice and by mercy , it is because fear has a stronger influence over the base than love , and gain more weight with the mercenary than gratitude . Thus the gladiatorial shews of ancient Rome 30 MANY THINGS I.
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... fear , confined in the present day to any particular pursuit ; for as there have been some mathematicians so devout as to fancy they have discovered the trinity in a triangle , so there are some anatomists who will not believe in the ...
... fear , confined in the present day to any particular pursuit ; for as there have been some mathematicians so devout as to fancy they have discovered the trinity in a triangle , so there are some anatomists who will not believe in the ...
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... fear . These consider- ations have given rise to this saying , " It is better to quarrel with a knave than with a fool , " for with the latter all con- sideration of consequences to himself , is swallowed up and lost in the blind and ...
... fear . These consider- ations have given rise to this saying , " It is better to quarrel with a knave than with a fool , " for with the latter all con- sideration of consequences to himself , is swallowed up and lost in the blind and ...
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