The English Essayists: A Comprehensive Selection from the Works of the Great Essayists, from Lord Bacon to John Ruskin : with Introduction, Biographical Notices, and Critical NotesW.P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, 1887 |
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... seem men of despatch . But it is one thing to abbreviate by contracting , another by cutting off : and business so handled at several sittings or meetings , goeth commonly backward and forward in an unsteady manner . I know a wise man ...
... seem men of despatch . But it is one thing to abbreviate by contracting , another by cutting off : and business so handled at several sittings or meetings , goeth commonly backward and forward in an unsteady manner . I know a wise man ...
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... seem proper men . To come amongst their equals , they count it an abridg- ment of their freedom , but to be with ... seems the mine of memory lies there , because there naturally men dig for it , scratching it when they are at a loss ...
... seem proper men . To come amongst their equals , they count it an abridg- ment of their freedom , but to be with ... seems the mine of memory lies there , because there naturally men dig for it , scratching it when they are at a loss ...
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... seems the goodness is not portrayed out with equal accents of liveli- ness as the wicked things are : otherwise men would be deterred from vicious courses , with seeing the woeful success which follows them . But the main is , wanton ...
... seems the goodness is not portrayed out with equal accents of liveli- ness as the wicked things are : otherwise men would be deterred from vicious courses , with seeing the woeful success which follows them . But the main is , wanton ...
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... seem to be the emblem or picture of the other . We are somewhat more than ourselves in our sleeps ; and the slumber of the body seems to be but the waking of the soul . It is the ligation of sense , but the liberty of reason ; and our ...
... seem to be the emblem or picture of the other . We are somewhat more than ourselves in our sleeps ; and the slumber of the body seems to be but the waking of the soul . It is the ligation of sense , but the liberty of reason ; and our ...
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... seems rather debased than exalted by the stories or belief of the charms performed by it , which , among the ... seem alike ; to choose among infinite productions of wit and fancy , which are worth preserving and cultivat- ing , and ...
... seems rather debased than exalted by the stories or belief of the charms performed by it , which , among the ... seem alike ; to choose among infinite productions of wit and fancy , which are worth preserving and cultivat- ing , and ...
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