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Page 91
This system is as pernicious in principle as the others as dangerous to those few
who have the means to sport in ... but , fortunately , the meshes of the net are so
large , that the vast multitude of small fish are in no danger from this quarter .
This system is as pernicious in principle as the others as dangerous to those few
who have the means to sport in ... but , fortunately , the meshes of the net are so
large , that the vast multitude of small fish are in no danger from this quarter .
Page 172
This is a rare and useful quality , constitutional with some , and greatly improved
in others , by frequent and repeated exposure to danger . This is strongly
exhibited by our Aborigines , who are trained to perils from childhood . Long
familiarity ...
This is a rare and useful quality , constitutional with some , and greatly improved
in others , by frequent and repeated exposure to danger . This is strongly
exhibited by our Aborigines , who are trained to perils from childhood . Long
familiarity ...
Page 173
The man who is blessed with original presence of mind , will exhibit it on his first
exposure to sudden and imminent danger , and the greater the danger , the more
brightly will this quality shine . At a single glance , the peril and the remedy are ...
The man who is blessed with original presence of mind , will exhibit it on his first
exposure to sudden and imminent danger , and the greater the danger , the more
brightly will this quality shine . At a single glance , the peril and the remedy are ...
Page 197
The man who permits Revenge to reign triumphant in his bosom , is in as
miserable , and in a more dangerous situation than one ... Hydrophobia warns ,
and enables us to guard against danger ; revenge strikes in the dark , without
notice .
The man who permits Revenge to reign triumphant in his bosom , is in as
miserable , and in a more dangerous situation than one ... Hydrophobia warns ,
and enables us to guard against danger ; revenge strikes in the dark , without
notice .
Page 247
Nor does the danger stop here . Ignorant pilots , incompetent engineers , and
blind leaders of the blind ; are ever urging their services , assuming the high
responsibility of managing the valves of the mind , when matured by age . They
are ...
Nor does the danger stop here . Ignorant pilots , incompetent engineers , and
blind leaders of the blind ; are ever urging their services , assuming the high
responsibility of managing the valves of the mind , when matured by age . They
are ...
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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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