The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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But when the oppression of rulers becomes so intolerable , as to induce the farmers of a country to leave their ploughs and peaceful firesides , and draw the avenging sword - let them beware — the day of retribution is at hand .
But when the oppression of rulers becomes so intolerable , as to induce the farmers of a country to leave their ploughs and peaceful firesides , and draw the avenging sword - let them beware — the day of retribution is at hand .
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The bee seldom stings the hand that is covered with honey — the cross dog can be appeased with a piece of meat , the angry man is soonest cooled by gentleness . Anger is a species of momentary insanity — all humane persons treat the ...
The bee seldom stings the hand that is covered with honey — the cross dog can be appeased with a piece of meat , the angry man is soonest cooled by gentleness . Anger is a species of momentary insanity — all humane persons treat the ...
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Divine in its origin , written by the pen of inspiration , dipped in the burning indignation of God against the wicked , on the one hand ; and in the melting fountain of his love , for the good , on the other ; the sublimity of its ...
Divine in its origin , written by the pen of inspiration , dipped in the burning indignation of God against the wicked , on the one hand ; and in the melting fountain of his love , for the good , on the other ; the sublimity of its ...
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The subjects of real misfortune , they are easily wounded , and dread the approach of those who carry a speaking trumpet in one hand , to proclaim the gifts . they have bestowed with the other , forgetting the injunction of our blessed ...
The subjects of real misfortune , they are easily wounded , and dread the approach of those who carry a speaking trumpet in one hand , to proclaim the gifts . they have bestowed with the other , forgetting the injunction of our blessed ...
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Its refreshing and reviving effects are felt , seen , and admired — not the hand that distilled it . It flows from a good heart , , and looks beyond the skies for approval and reward . It never opens , but seeks to heal the wounds ...
Its refreshing and reviving effects are felt , seen , and admired — not the hand that distilled it . It flows from a good heart , , and looks beyond the skies for approval and reward . It never opens , but seeks to heal the wounds ...
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | L.C. Judson, 1849 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 19 Nov 2015 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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