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In his retired domicil , he is less exposed to the baneful influence of that cor rupt
and corrupting party spirit , which is raised by the whirlwind of selfish ambition ,
and rides on the tornado of faction . Before he is roused to a participation in
violent ...
In his retired domicil , he is less exposed to the baneful influence of that cor rupt
and corrupting party spirit , which is raised by the whirlwind of selfish ambition ,
and rides on the tornado of faction . Before he is roused to a participation in
violent ...
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All my motions are watched , and all I do so observed , that if I eat less , or speak
less , or look more grave , all is lost in the opinion of the world . ” Washington
frequently observed , towards the close of life , that he would not repass it , were it
in ...
All my motions are watched , and all I do so observed , that if I eat less , or speak
less , or look more grave , all is lost in the opinion of the world . ” Washington
frequently observed , towards the close of life , that he would not repass it , were it
in ...
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Passing down from the Persian empire , less and less stability characterized
monarchies , for many centuries . The number of modern European Kings ,
Queens , and Emperors , the most enlightened on the eastern continent , has
been ...
Passing down from the Persian empire , less and less stability characterized
monarchies , for many centuries . The number of modern European Kings ,
Queens , and Emperors , the most enlightened on the eastern continent , has
been ...
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mend , much less , inculcate Christianity . Novel writing has become a profession
, and novel reading , a mania . The one caters , the others devour , like the shark ,
every kind of food that comes in their way , labelled , A NEW NOVEL . " As this ...
mend , much less , inculcate Christianity . Novel writing has become a profession
, and novel reading , a mania . The one caters , the others devour , like the shark ,
every kind of food that comes in their way , labelled , A NEW NOVEL . " As this ...
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These brilliant lights I would not extinguish , but I would trim them , so that they
should emit less smoke . The public speaker , who , without flourish or parade ,
comes to the subject matter at once ; who presents , in a clear , concise , and ...
These brilliant lights I would not extinguish , but I would trim them , so that they
should emit less smoke . The public speaker , who , without flourish or parade ,
comes to the subject matter at once ; who presents , in a clear , concise , and ...
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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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