Lacon: Or Many Thngs in Few Words;addressed to Those who ThinkCharles Wells, 1836 - 504 páginas |
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... reason for his taciturnity , than most authors for their loquacity , who observed , ' What was to the purpose I could not say ; and what was not to the purpose I would not say . ' And yet Shakspeare has hinted , that even silence is not ...
... reason for his taciturnity , than most authors for their loquacity , who observed , ' What was to the purpose I could not say ; and what was not to the purpose I would not say . ' And yet Shakspeare has hinted , that even silence is not ...
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... reason ; it is from such a combination , like that of Buce- phalus , reined in by Alexander , that the most powerful efforts have been produced . And be it remembered , that minds of the very highest order , who have given an ...
... reason ; it is from such a combination , like that of Buce- phalus , reined in by Alexander , that the most powerful efforts have been produced . And be it remembered , that minds of the very highest order , who have given an ...
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... reasons which are weak , because he dares not avow the true reasons which are strong . It will be his lot to be forced on some occasions to give his consideration to the wealthy , or the titled , al- though they may be in the wrong and ...
... reasons which are weak , because he dares not avow the true reasons which are strong . It will be his lot to be forced on some occasions to give his consideration to the wealthy , or the titled , al- though they may be in the wrong and ...
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... reason of our blindness . But alas , when we are at the summit of a vain ambition , we are also at the depth of real misery . We are placed where time cannot improve , but must impair us ; where chance and change cannot befriend , but ...
... reason of our blindness . But alas , when we are at the summit of a vain ambition , we are also at the depth of real misery . We are placed where time cannot improve , but must impair us ; where chance and change cannot befriend , but ...
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... reason for a plain fact , if it be possible to devise causes for it that are obscure , far fetched , and usually not worth the carriage . Like the miser of Berkshire , who would ruin a good horse to escape a turnpike , so these ...
... reason for a plain fact , if it be possible to devise causes for it that are obscure , far fetched , and usually not worth the carriage . Like the miser of Berkshire , who would ruin a good horse to escape a turnpike , so these ...
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Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words; Addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton Visualização integral - 1851 |
Lacon, Or, Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton Visualização integral - 1836 |
Lacon, Or, Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton Visualização integral - 1836 |
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