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Convinced of the utility of a volume of short , pungent , and practical articles ; relating to the multiform and every - day concerns of life , I have endeavored to repair the loss , by again putting my thoughts on paper , and giving to ...
Convinced of the utility of a volume of short , pungent , and practical articles ; relating to the multiform and every - day concerns of life , I have endeavored to repair the loss , by again putting my thoughts on paper , and giving to ...
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BREVITY , be short .... 22 24 26 27 29 CALUMNY , baseness of .. CHARITY , benign influence of . CHILDREN , treatment of .. CONDESCENSION , necessity of .. CONSISTENCY , advantages of CONTENTMENT , felicity of CURRENTS , upper and under ...
BREVITY , be short .... 22 24 26 27 29 CALUMNY , baseness of .. CHARITY , benign influence of . CHILDREN , treatment of .. CONDESCENSION , necessity of .. CONSISTENCY , advantages of CONTENTMENT , felicity of CURRENTS , upper and under ...
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Instruction by precept is tedious , by example , more effectual and short . Life consists not in mere existence , but in spending our time in doing good here , that we may be forever happy hereafter . Take special care what , and to ...
Instruction by precept is tedious , by example , more effectual and short . Life consists not in mere existence , but in spending our time in doing good here , that we may be forever happy hereafter . Take special care what , and to ...
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Angels smile on such benevolence . 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 .
Angels smile on such benevolence . 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 .
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Let your formal visits , is coming short of the mark . Let your communications to those who are busy , be short . Hold no man by the button in the street , or in the door - be short . Let your anecdotes and stories be short Let your ...
Let your formal visits , is coming short of the mark . Let your communications to those who are busy , be short . Hold no man by the button in the street , or in the door - be short . Let your anecdotes and stories be short Let your ...
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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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