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... whilst she plied the needle . Sir Walter Raleigh relates a cutting reply made to
him by the wife of a noble duke , at whose house he lodged over night . In M the
morning , he heard her give directions to a LABOR . 133 LABOR, benefits of.
... whilst she plied the needle . Sir Walter Raleigh relates a cutting reply made to
him by the wife of a noble duke , at whose house he lodged over night . In M the
morning , he heard her give directions to a LABOR . 133 LABOR, benefits of.
Page 158
The style of novels , some of them festooned with the gayest flowers of language ,
is calculated to give a disrelish for more solid and useful books ; for habit is as
quick to seize power , as an ambitious demagogue , and holds on with as much ...
The style of novels , some of them festooned with the gayest flowers of language ,
is calculated to give a disrelish for more solid and useful books ; for habit is as
quick to seize power , as an ambitious demagogue , and holds on with as much ...
Page 253
As in dealing , if you know a man expects the penny in change , or the half -
penny , give it to him if in your power ; so in the kind offices of intercourse , give
every one the small W change as well as the large . Nothing promotes this
VARIETY .
As in dealing , if you know a man expects the penny in change , or the half -
penny , give it to him if in your power ; so in the kind offices of intercourse , give
every one the small W change as well as the large . Nothing promotes this
VARIETY .
Page 260
XANTIPPE was the wife of the great Philosopher Socrates , and the greatest
scold of which history gives any account . To use an illustration - She could scold
at a target for hours together , hit the nail every shot , keep her own tally , and ,
like a ...
XANTIPPE was the wife of the great Philosopher Socrates , and the greatest
scold of which history gives any account . To use an illustration - She could scold
at a target for hours together , hit the nail every shot , keep her own tally , and ,
like a ...
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CALVIN BLYTHE . STATE OF NEW YORK , SECRETARY'S OFFICE ,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS . Albany , June 29 , 1847 . I have been
able to give “ THE MORAL PROBE ” some examination , and have been highly
interested in ...
CALVIN BLYTHE . STATE OF NEW YORK , SECRETARY'S OFFICE ,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS . Albany , June 29 , 1847 . I have been
able to give “ THE MORAL PROBE ” some examination , and have been highly
interested in ...
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