The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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... hand . Above all other occupations , that of agriculture ena- bles those who pursue it , to live in a fuller , freer , purer enjoyment of religion . It is less exposed to temptations , calculated to lead frail men from the paths of ...
... hand . Above all other occupations , that of agriculture ena- bles those who pursue it , to live in a fuller , freer , purer enjoyment of religion . It is less exposed to temptations , calculated to lead frail men from the paths of ...
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... hand that is covered with honey - the cross dog can be ap- peased with a piece of meat , the angry man is soonest cooled by gentleness . Anger is a species of momen- tary insanity - all humane persons treat the unfortunate subjects of ...
... hand that is covered with honey - the cross dog can be ap- peased with a piece of meat , the angry man is soonest cooled by gentleness . Anger is a species of momen- tary insanity - all humane persons treat the unfortunate subjects of ...
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... hand ; and in the melting fountain of his love , for the good , on the other ; the sublimity of its language caps the climax of Rhetoric . As a History of that grand epoch , when God said , " Let there be light ; and there was light ...
... hand ; and in the melting fountain of his love , for the good , on the other ; the sublimity of its language caps the climax of Rhetoric . As a History of that grand epoch , when God said , " Let there be light ; and there was light ...
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... hand , to proclaim the gifts they have bestowed with the other , forgetting the in- junction of our blessed Redeemer , not to let one hand know the alms that are bestowed by the other . I know some men who have refused cold bread and ...
... hand , to proclaim the gifts they have bestowed with the other , forgetting the in- junction of our blessed Redeemer , not to let one hand know the alms that are bestowed by the other . I know some men who have refused cold bread and ...
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... 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 inflicted by misfortune - it never harrows up , but strives to calm the troubled ...
... 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 inflicted by misfortune - it never harrows up , but strives to calm the troubled ...
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