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... improving myself . " Labor ipse voluptas . " It is much safer to think what we say , than to say what we think ; I have attempted both . This is a work of no party , and my sole wish is , that truth may prevail in the church , and ...
... improving myself . " Labor ipse voluptas . " It is much safer to think what we say , than to say what we think ; I have attempted both . This is a work of no party , and my sole wish is , that truth may prevail in the church , and ...
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... improved all that it conciliated The triumphs of wit should rather be compared to the in- roads of the Parthians , splendid , but transient ; a victory succeeding by surprise , and indebted more to the sharpness of the arrow , than the ...
... improved all that it conciliated The triumphs of wit should rather be compared to the in- roads of the Parthians , splendid , but transient ; a victory succeeding by surprise , and indebted more to the sharpness of the arrow , than the ...
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... improved by his virtues , and that the tone of morals rises high , when he that leads the band is perfect , these are truths admitted with exultation , and felt with honest pride . But that a nation is equally degraded by a monarch's ...
... improved by his virtues , and that the tone of morals rises high , when he that leads the band is perfect , these are truths admitted with exultation , and felt with honest pride . But that a nation is equally degraded by a monarch's ...
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... improvements , and of various judgments exercised in the rejection of what was wrong , no less than in the adoption of what was right . We , therefore , are profiting not only by the knowledge , but also by the ignorance , not only by ...
... improvements , and of various judgments exercised in the rejection of what was wrong , no less than in the adoption of what was right . We , therefore , are profiting not only by the knowledge , but also by the ignorance , not only by ...
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... improved , a new state of things arose . The refinements of luxury enabled the individual to expend the whole of his income , however vast , upon himself ; and hos- pitality immediately yielded to parsimony , and magnificence The ...
... improved , a new state of things arose . The refinements of luxury enabled the individual to expend the whole of his income , however vast , upon himself ; and hos- pitality immediately yielded to parsimony , and magnificence The ...
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2d Edition admiration affirm ancient attempt Author beauty body cause character Christian cloth common danger death despise discovery Doctor Johnson earth enemies England Engravings envy error evil fear fool FREDERIKA BREMER genius give greatest H.M. Treasury hand happens happiness heaven highwayman HISTORY honour HOWITT human ignorance illustrated improved J. C. LOUDON JOHN LINDLEY Juvenal king knave knowledge labour less liberty live London Lord Lord Peterborough MARY HOWITT matter means ment mind mode moral morocco nation nature never numerous object observed occasion opinion ourselves passions perhaps philosopher Plates pleasure poet possess post 8vo praise present pride principle produce prove readers reason receive religion replied revenge reward SAMUEL LAING seldom society talent things Thomas Creswick THOMAS KEIGHTLEY tion TREATISE true truth vice Vignette Titles virtue vols whole WILLIAM HOWITT wisdom wise Woodcuts write
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