The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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Page 36
... receiving instruction , either from oral lessons or books . Impress on their minds , the importance and advantage of system in every thing . Let them learn and practise the motto - a time and a place for every thing , and every thing in ...
... receiving instruction , either from oral lessons or books . Impress on their minds , the importance and advantage of system in every thing . Let them learn and practise the motto - a time and a place for every thing , and every thing in ...
Page 45
... received into the company of the upper ten thou- sand . Many an idle knave , by means of a fine coat , a lily hand , and a graceful bow ; has been received into the polite circles of society with eclat , and walked , rough shod , over a ...
... received into the company of the upper ten thou- sand . Many an idle knave , by means of a fine coat , a lily hand , and a graceful bow ; has been received into the polite circles of society with eclat , and walked , rough shod , over a ...
Page 75
... received . Semblance and shade are among her attri- butes . It is of more importance for her worshippers to appear happy , than to be so . She makes Folly originator and conductor of ceremonies , all based on the rickety foundation of ...
... received . Semblance and shade are among her attri- butes . It is of more importance for her worshippers to appear happy , than to be so . She makes Folly originator and conductor of ceremonies , all based on the rickety foundation of ...
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... received in endeavoring to rescue them . The most melancholy fire that ever occurred in this city , was the burning of the Orphan Asylum , on the 23d of January , 1822 , when twenty - three of the poor orphans perished . Fire engines ...
... received in endeavoring to rescue them . The most melancholy fire that ever occurred in this city , was the burning of the Orphan Asylum , on the 23d of January , 1822 , when twenty - three of the poor orphans perished . Fire engines ...
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... receiving favors from the benevolent , who are , as the world would say , under no obligation to bestow them- free - will offerings , made by generous hearts , to smooth the rough path , and wipe away the tears of a fellow being . They ...
... receiving favors from the benevolent , who are , as the world would say , under no obligation to bestow them- free - will offerings , made by generous hearts , to smooth the rough path , and wipe away the tears of a fellow being . They ...
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