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Time may effect a change ; death will break the monotony . We can extend our
kindness , but cannot relieve the victim . We may trace the causes of this awful
disease ; God only can effect a cure . We may speculate upon its nature , but
cannot ...
Time may effect a change ; death will break the monotony . We can extend our
kindness , but cannot relieve the victim . We may trace the causes of this awful
disease ; God only can effect a cure . We may speculate upon its nature , but
cannot ...
Page 164
If these sad effects have been realized in the springtime of its growth , how awful
will be the consequences of its summer foliage , and autumnal maturity ? The
solution of this problem is found in crimson , and fully demonstrated in the history
of ...
If these sad effects have been realized in the springtime of its growth , how awful
will be the consequences of its summer foliage , and autumnal maturity ? The
solution of this problem is found in crimson , and fully demonstrated in the history
of ...
Page 189
The Quack humbug effects neither , and is sometimes honored with a dress of tar
and feathers — I say honored , because real humbugs , much less Quacks , are
too low for the waste of time and material , and should be kicked out of ...
The Quack humbug effects neither , and is sometimes honored with a dress of tar
and feathers — I say honored , because real humbugs , much less Quacks , are
too low for the waste of time and material , and should be kicked out of ...
Page 267
Causes will produce their legitimate effects . To the dear Youth , I desire to say a
few words . Listen to an old man , who feels a deep interest in your welfare , and
well remembers when he was young , and can appreciate the increasing ...
Causes will produce their legitimate effects . To the dear Youth , I desire to say a
few words . Listen to an old man , who feels a deep interest in your welfare , and
well remembers when he was young , and can appreciate the increasing ...
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The effect of this speech was electrical . The cry , “ To arms , ” burst from every
quarter ; “ Liberty or death , ” resounded and rang through every ear , and was
responded by every patriot . The resolutions were seconded and supported by ...
The effect of this speech was electrical . The cry , “ To arms , ” burst from every
quarter ; “ Liberty or death , ” resounded and rang through every ear , and was
responded by every patriot . The resolutions were seconded and supported by ...
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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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