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... vice our hearts ; when those who would fain per- suade us that they are quite sure of heaven , appear to be in no greater hurry to go there than other folks , but put on the livery of the best Master only to serve the worst ; -in an age ...
... vice our hearts ; when those who would fain per- suade us that they are quite sure of heaven , appear to be in no greater hurry to go there than other folks , but put on the livery of the best Master only to serve the worst ; -in an age ...
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... vice . The ancient sculptors and painters always designated their Jupiter with an aspect of placid and tranquil majesty , but with an attitude slightly bending and inclining forwards , as in the act of looking down upon the whole ...
... vice . The ancient sculptors and painters always designated their Jupiter with an aspect of placid and tranquil majesty , but with an attitude slightly bending and inclining forwards , as in the act of looking down upon the whole ...
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... vice pays to virtue : " but even this fine maxim is not universally true ; on the contrary , its very reverse sometimes has happened ; for there are instances where , to please a profligate superior , men have affected some vices to ...
... vice pays to virtue : " but even this fine maxim is not universally true ; on the contrary , its very reverse sometimes has happened ; for there are instances where , to please a profligate superior , men have affected some vices to ...
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... vice that constantly punishes itself in the very act of its commitment ; and the envious man makes a worse bar- gain even than the hypocrite : for the hypocrite serves the devil without wages ; but the envious man serves him not only ...
... vice that constantly punishes itself in the very act of its commitment ; and the envious man makes a worse bar- gain even than the hypocrite : for the hypocrite serves the devil without wages ; but the envious man serves him not only ...
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... vice pays to virtue : " but even this fine maxim is not universally true ; on the contrary , its very reverse sometimes has happened ; for there are instances where , to please a profligate superior , men have affected some vices to ...
... vice pays to virtue : " but even this fine maxim is not universally true ; on the contrary , its very reverse sometimes has happened ; for there are instances where , to please a profligate superior , men have affected some vices to ...
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Lacon, Or Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those Who Think C. C. Colton No preview available - 2014 |
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those Who Think Charles Caleb Colton No preview available - 2015 |
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