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In his retired domicil , he is less exposed to the baneful influence of that cor rupt
and corrupting party spirit , which is raised by the whirlwind of selfish ambition ,
and rides on the tornado of faction . Before he is roused to a participation in
violent ...
In his retired domicil , he is less exposed to the baneful influence of that cor rupt
and corrupting party spirit , which is raised by the whirlwind of selfish ambition ,
and rides on the tornado of faction . Before he is roused to a participation in
violent ...
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The gathering number , as it moves along , Involves a vast , accumulating throng ,
Who , gently drawn , soon struggle less and less Roll in this vortex and its power
confess . — Pope . EVERY device that suddenly changes money or property ...
The gathering number , as it moves along , Involves a vast , accumulating throng ,
Who , gently drawn , soon struggle less and less Roll in this vortex and its power
confess . — Pope . EVERY device that suddenly changes money or property ...
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Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and
Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History Levi Carroll Judson.
mend , much less , inculcate Christianity . Novel writing has become a profession
, and ...
Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and
Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History Levi Carroll Judson.
mend , much less , inculcate Christianity . Novel writing has become a profession
, and ...
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are more expansive ; healthiest , because they give exercise to the physical
powers ; most independent because less exposed to the whims and caprice of
public opinion . The two great professions , Law and Physic , are fearfully
overstocked ...
are more expansive ; healthiest , because they give exercise to the physical
powers ; most independent because less exposed to the whims and caprice of
public opinion . The two great professions , Law and Physic , are fearfully
overstocked ...
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This propensity pervades the whole human family , to a less or greater degree ,
as the atmosphere does the globe . It is the froth and effervescence of pride . The
latter is unyielding haughtiness , the former , as soft , pliant , and light , as the ...
This propensity pervades the whole human family , to a less or greater degree ,
as the atmosphere does the globe . It is the froth and effervescence of pride . The
latter is unyielding haughtiness , the former , as soft , pliant , and light , as the ...
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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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