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... think that his time and pains have been well employed , and will deem himself amply rewarded . A HARVARD UNIVERSIl LIBRARY 047X172 OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD READING . To read PREFACE . The road to happiness open to all men,
... think that his time and pains have been well employed , and will deem himself amply rewarded . A HARVARD UNIVERSIl LIBRARY 047X172 OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD READING . To read PREFACE . The road to happiness open to all men,
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... pain ; and whenever a person speaks with pain to him- self , he is also heard with pain by his audience . Let us therefore give the voice full strength and swell of sound ; but always pitch it on our ordinary speaking key . It should be ...
... pain ; and whenever a person speaks with pain to him- self , he is also heard with pain by his audience . Let us therefore give the voice full strength and swell of sound ; but always pitch it on our ordinary speaking key . It should be ...
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... pain and misery . " " I am persuaded , that neither death ' , nor life ' ; nor angels ' , nor principali- ties ' , nor powers ' ; nor things present ' , nor things to come ; nor height ' , nor depth ; nor any other creature ' , shall be ...
... pain and misery . " " I am persuaded , that neither death ' , nor life ' ; nor angels ' , nor principali- ties ' , nor powers ' ; nor things present ' , nor things to come ; nor height ' , nor depth ; nor any other creature ' , shall be ...
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... pain , in the condition of man . Society , when formed , requires distinctions of property , diversity of conditions , subordination of ranks , and a multi- plicity of occupations , in order to advance the general good . That the temper ...
... pain , in the condition of man . Society , when formed , requires distinctions of property , diversity of conditions , subordination of ranks , and a multi- plicity of occupations , in order to advance the general good . That the temper ...
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... pains and sorrows is universally experienced , and almost universally confessed . But let us not attend only to mournful truths : if we look impartially about us , we shall find , that every day has likewise its plea- sures and its joys ...
... pains and sorrows is universally experienced , and almost universally confessed . But let us not attend only to mournful truths : if we look impartially about us , we shall find , that every day has likewise its plea- sures and its joys ...
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