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... equally satisfied with the amusement of reading , as of listening to music , & c ; but he who suffers is not to be soothed but by the positive alleviation of the pain that at the moment distresses him . The desire of ease , as it is the ...
... equally satisfied with the amusement of reading , as of listening to music , & c ; but he who suffers is not to be soothed but by the positive alleviation of the pain that at the moment distresses him . The desire of ease , as it is the ...
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... equally celebrated for his genius and for his misfortunes , was honoured with the patronage of Prince Eugene , who was his zealous pro- tecter ; but the friend of his heart was the Count de Bonneval , who , in the sequel , having ...
... equally celebrated for his genius and for his misfortunes , was honoured with the patronage of Prince Eugene , who was his zealous pro- tecter ; but the friend of his heart was the Count de Bonneval , who , in the sequel , having ...
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... equally unavailable , and his condition appears desperate to the by- stander , he still owes to his fortunate habit that he does not suffer the agony of the coward . Many cases have been known where fortitude has reached such strength ...
... equally unavailable , and his condition appears desperate to the by- stander , he still owes to his fortunate habit that he does not suffer the agony of the coward . Many cases have been known where fortitude has reached such strength ...
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... equally men , but not all equal members of soci- ety . All natural rights belong equally to the Sultan and the Bostangi : both the one and the other ought to dispose , with the same power , of their persons , their families , and their ...
... equally men , but not all equal members of soci- ety . All natural rights belong equally to the Sultan and the Bostangi : both the one and the other ought to dispose , with the same power , of their persons , their families , and their ...
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... equally obvious . Barlow's Advice to the Privileged Orders . 237. Luther and the Reformation . - Luther , an Augustin monk ex- claimed against the Romish church , because the exclusive privilege of sel- ling indulgences was not confined ...
... equally obvious . Barlow's Advice to the Privileged Orders . 237. Luther and the Reformation . - Luther , an Augustin monk ex- claimed against the Romish church , because the exclusive privilege of sel- ling indulgences was not confined ...
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Page 33 - Some drill and bore The solid earth, and from the strata there Extract a register, by which we learn That He who made it and revealed its date To Moses, was mistaken in its age.
Page 244 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart?
Page 105 - And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Page 182 - And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only.
Page 287 - Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.
Page 196 - He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute.
Page 242 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
Page 232 - Such is the common process of marriage. A youth and maiden meeting by chance, or brought together by artifice, exchange glances, reciprocate civilities, go home and dream of one another. Having little to divert attention, or diversify thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are apart, and therefore conclude that they shall be happy together.
Page 143 - This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me; and I often think of it, when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people by their carrying their heads too high.
Page 226 - True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise : it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self; and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.