Essays on Peace & War: Which First Appeared in the Christian Mirror, Printed at Portland, Me. New Series |
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... better works to those who else would never have thought of them . It is an advantage to have truth pre- sented in a variety of ways . What might please one would perhaps disgust another ; and a short essay might arrest the attention of ...
... better works to those who else would never have thought of them . It is an advantage to have truth pre- sented in a variety of ways . What might please one would perhaps disgust another ; and a short essay might arrest the attention of ...
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... better than he who taketh a city . " Two young gentlemen , I believe officers , were playing at backgammon , in a public coffee room , in Paris , when one thoughtless- ly replied , to the observation of the other , " O what a story ...
... better than he who taketh a city . " Two young gentlemen , I believe officers , were playing at backgammon , in a public coffee room , in Paris , when one thoughtless- ly replied , to the observation of the other , " O what a story ...
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... better , than to insert extracts from his own letter to the king , accompany- ing his resignation , which are as follows : " With much zeal and sincerity , I enter- ed into the Naval service of your Majesty's revered father , and swore ...
... better , than to insert extracts from his own letter to the king , accompany- ing his resignation , which are as follows : " With much zeal and sincerity , I enter- ed into the Naval service of your Majesty's revered father , and swore ...
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... better , nay , more useful , to con- quer enemies by virtuous acts and by justice , than to subdue them by arms . For in the one case , they submit , because they are com- pelled by necessity , in the other , of their own accord . The ...
... better , nay , more useful , to con- quer enemies by virtuous acts and by justice , than to subdue them by arms . For in the one case , they submit , because they are com- pelled by necessity , in the other , of their own accord . The ...
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... better than revenge for that belongs to a benevolent nature ; this to a savage . " Musonius the philosopher uttered a sim- ilar sentiment . " It is the part of a wild beast , said he , not of man , to seek how bite may be returned for ...
... better than revenge for that belongs to a benevolent nature ; this to a savage . " Musonius the philosopher uttered a sim- ilar sentiment . " It is the part of a wild beast , said he , not of man , to seek how bite may be returned for ...
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