Historical Illustrations of the Origin and Progress of the Passions, and Their Influence on the Conduct of Mankind: With Some Subordinate Sketches of Human Nature and Human Life, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1825 - Conduct of life |
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... female sacrificed herself on account of domestic infelicity . Perhaps the intellects of some of these suicides may have been slightly affected ; but the real occasion of others it may be was simply weariness of life . Three were ...
... female sacrificed herself on account of domestic infelicity . Perhaps the intellects of some of these suicides may have been slightly affected ; but the real occasion of others it may be was simply weariness of life . Three were ...
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... female named Caroline le Ruth , whom he had met in the pub- lic gardens at Paris , to his lodgings , and acquaint- ed her that he intended committing suicide . Un- willing , it may be , to become the sole agent in this desperate deed ...
... female named Caroline le Ruth , whom he had met in the pub- lic gardens at Paris , to his lodgings , and acquaint- ed her that he intended committing suicide . Un- willing , it may be , to become the sole agent in this desperate deed ...
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... female of his own country to a certain town with the intention of selling her , he was offered a quan- tity of Persian stuffs by a Jew as a suitable price , and the bargain was concluded . " The buyer and seller withdrew for a moment to ...
... female of his own country to a certain town with the intention of selling her , he was offered a quan- tity of Persian stuffs by a Jew as a suitable price , and the bargain was concluded . " The buyer and seller withdrew for a moment to ...
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... females should fall into the hands of the hostile Romans , though it were by the sorrowful alternative of bereaving them of existence . Being now remote from them at Phermacia , he sent Bacchides , a confidential of- ficer , to fulfil ...
... females should fall into the hands of the hostile Romans , though it were by the sorrowful alternative of bereaving them of existence . Being now remote from them at Phermacia , he sent Bacchides , a confidential of- ficer , to fulfil ...
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... female , who did not meet it with indifference . But their intended union was prevented from pe- culiar circumstances attending her residence in the family of an officer where the former was accus- tomed to visit . No illustrations are ...
... female , who did not meet it with indifference . But their intended union was prevented from pe- culiar circumstances attending her residence in the family of an officer where the former was accus- tomed to visit . No illustrations are ...
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