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... words of Wolsey : Love thyself last , ' and ' Corruption wins not more than honesty . ' He drew his last breath , and ceased to be a part ( how honored , how admirable a part ! ) of human nature , at an early hour on the twen- tieth of ...
... words of Wolsey : Love thyself last , ' and ' Corruption wins not more than honesty . ' He drew his last breath , and ceased to be a part ( how honored , how admirable a part ! ) of human nature , at an early hour on the twen- tieth of ...
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... words , our dear father here departed , ' I am inclined to regard Washington rather as a father than a brother of his fellow - men . What a master , what a pupil , were Washington and La Fayette ! One day , when I was sitting with La ...
... words , our dear father here departed , ' I am inclined to regard Washington rather as a father than a brother of his fellow - men . What a master , what a pupil , were Washington and La Fayette ! One day , when I was sitting with La ...
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... words in the English language . " And , writing concerning his having completed the forty- ninth year of his age , he adds : " The period of life , at which , I believe , Aristotle fixes the decline of human abilities . I would give all ...
... words in the English language . " And , writing concerning his having completed the forty- ninth year of his age , he adds : " The period of life , at which , I believe , Aristotle fixes the decline of human abilities . I would give all ...
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... word comprehends much that cannot be overcome by the best writer . He may produce a beautiful composition , faultless in style , accurate in the de- lineation of prominent events , full of sound logic and most wise conclusions . But he ...
... word comprehends much that cannot be overcome by the best writer . He may produce a beautiful composition , faultless in style , accurate in the de- lineation of prominent events , full of sound logic and most wise conclusions . But he ...
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... word " together , " and adds in its place , " being courteously entertained and lovingly respected by the Dutch , amongst whom they were strangers . " p . 18 , Davis's edition . Prince , also , in giving this same passage from Bradford ...
... word " together , " and adds in its place , " being courteously entertained and lovingly respected by the Dutch , amongst whom they were strangers . " p . 18 , Davis's edition . Prince , also , in giving this same passage from Bradford ...
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