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... to their interests , who coun- sel us to go with their party , right or wrong . In this matter , our own judgments should be well informed , and guide us . In Literature , there is no deficiency in the num- 10 THE PROBE .
... to their interests , who coun- sel us to go with their party , right or wrong . In this matter , our own judgments should be well informed , and guide us . In Literature , there is no deficiency in the num- 10 THE PROBE .
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... interest in both worlds , First starv'd in this - then damn'd in that to come . - Blair . A JUDICIOUS writer has well remarked , that avarice is the father of more children than Priam , and , like him , survives them all . It is a ...
... interest in both worlds , First starv'd in this - then damn'd in that to come . - Blair . A JUDICIOUS writer has well remarked , that avarice is the father of more children than Priam , and , like him , survives them all . It is a ...
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... interest , and perhaps less capacity , in giving safe counsel . Many a husband would have been saved from shipwreck , had he made a confidant of his wife in all his business , and taken her advice . No one can feel as deep an interest ...
... interest , and perhaps less capacity , in giving safe counsel . Many a husband would have been saved from shipwreck , had he made a confidant of his wife in all his business , and taken her advice . No one can feel as deep an interest ...
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... interest ; whose con- sciences are as elastic as India rubber ; who wind them- selves up in self , like a cocoon ... interests of his party , right or wrong . The applicant for an office , in many instances , deems it discreet to resort ...
... interest ; whose con- sciences are as elastic as India rubber ; who wind them- selves up in self , like a cocoon ... interests of his party , right or wrong . The applicant for an office , in many instances , deems it discreet to resort ...
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... interest the reader ; but which would too much encumber this book . It is remarkable , and should inflame our hearts with gratitude , that no more lives were lost . But eleven are known to have perished in the flames . The time of day ...
... interest the reader ; but which would too much encumber this book . It is remarkable , and should inflame our hearts with gratitude , that no more lives were lost . But eleven are known to have perished in the flames . The time of day ...
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