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DESPAIR , causes of .. DISCRETION , defined ..... DUELLING , a cowardly practice 52 54 56 58 60 EDUCATION , the kind most useful ELOQUENCE , artificial and natural — difference between .. EMINENCE , does not add to happiness .
DESPAIR , causes of .. DISCRETION , defined ..... DUELLING , a cowardly practice 52 54 56 58 60 EDUCATION , the kind most useful ELOQUENCE , artificial and natural — difference between .. EMINENCE , does not add to happiness .
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PAUPERISM , causes and remedy ... , PERSPECTIVE , a glance at human nature Pillow , place for reflection ... PRESENCE OF MIND , advantages of Press , responsibility of editors ... PROCRASTINATION , evils of .
PAUPERISM , causes and remedy ... , PERSPECTIVE , a glance at human nature Pillow , place for reflection ... PRESENCE OF MIND , advantages of Press , responsibility of editors ... PROCRASTINATION , evils of .
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It is inflated by a gaseous thirst for power , like a balloon with hydrogen , and is in constant danger of being exploded , by the very element that causes its elevation . It eschews charity , and deals largely in the corrosive ...
It is inflated by a gaseous thirst for power , like a balloon with hydrogen , and is in constant danger of being exploded , by the very element that causes its elevation . It eschews charity , and deals largely in the corrosive ...
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... and fire - works that end in smoke ; get that which is worth keeping , and can be kept . Fight against a hasty temper ; a spark may set a house on fire ; a fit of passion may cause you to mourn long and bitterly ...
... and fire - works that end in smoke ; get that which is worth keeping , and can be kept . Fight against a hasty temper ; a spark may set a house on fire ; a fit of passion may cause you to mourn long and bitterly ...
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It is ' the attribute of Deity , the moving cause of every blessing we enjoy . BREVITY . BREVITY has been called the soul of wit , perhaps , because it has a short soul , floating in volatile spirits . In his last public speech , which ...
It is ' the attribute of Deity , the moving cause of every blessing we enjoy . BREVITY . BREVITY has been called the soul of wit , perhaps , because it has a short soul , floating in volatile spirits . In his last public speech , which ...
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | The author, 1848 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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