The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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... once into a blaze , And open all their rage , like summer storms , At once discharg'd , grow cool again , and calm . - Johnson . BYRON seems to have viewed anger with contempt— Johnson , with compassion . The latter is right , and the ...
... once into a blaze , And open all their rage , like summer storms , At once discharg'd , grow cool again , and calm . - Johnson . BYRON seems to have viewed anger with contempt— Johnson , with compassion . The latter is right , and the ...
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... once seen the furniture of a house in a mass of ruin , the work of an angry moment . I have seen anger make wives unhappy , alienate husbands , spoil children , derange all harmony , and disturb the quiet of a whole neighbourhood ...
... once seen the furniture of a house in a mass of ruin , the work of an angry moment . I have seen anger make wives unhappy , alienate husbands , spoil children , derange all harmony , and disturb the quiet of a whole neighbourhood ...
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... once no delay , life is uncertain and short . This night thy soul may be required - a notice dreadful and short . Let authors be clear , concise , pointed , comprehen- sive , independent , and short . Pardon me for feeding you , my ...
... once no delay , life is uncertain and short . This night thy soul may be required - a notice dreadful and short . Let authors be clear , concise , pointed , comprehen- sive , independent , and short . Pardon me for feeding you , my ...
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... once introduced into the mass , may suddenly pollute the whole lump , and produce fearful and rapid destruction . Its march is onward ; it gains force and velocity , and the moment it is permitted to pass the summit of the inclined ...
... once introduced into the mass , may suddenly pollute the whole lump , and produce fearful and rapid destruction . Its march is onward ; it gains force and velocity , and the moment it is permitted to pass the summit of the inclined ...
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... once . Treat death as an enemy , and un- kindly leave him to force himself upon us at the last hour ! How cruel . Treat death as an enemy ! How ungrateful , unwise , and imprudent . Is he an enemy , who delivers us from pains , follies ...
... once . Treat death as an enemy , and un- kindly leave him to force himself upon us at the last hour ! How cruel . Treat death as an enemy ! How ungrateful , unwise , and imprudent . Is he an enemy , who delivers us from pains , follies ...
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