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... joys of each . Angels smile on such benevolence . It is the attribute of Deity , the
moving cause of every blessing we enjoy . BREVITY . BREVITY has been called
the soul of wit , perhaps , becąuse it has a short soul , floating in volatile spirits .
... joys of each . Angels smile on such benevolence . It is the attribute of Deity , the
moving cause of every blessing we enjoy . BREVITY . BREVITY has been called
the soul of wit , perhaps , becąuse it has a short soul , floating in volatile spirits .
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mourning over some loss , which makes him miserable ; a restless mortal body ,
with an immortal soul , that requires something more than earth can give to satisfy
its lofty desires ; the soul that hails death as the welcome messenger , to deliver ...
mourning over some loss , which makes him miserable ; a restless mortal body ,
with an immortal soul , that requires something more than earth can give to satisfy
its lofty desires ; the soul that hails death as the welcome messenger , to deliver ...
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Rhetoric , as taught in our seminaries , and by itinerant elocutionists , is one thing
; genuine , heart - thrilling , soul - stirring eloquence , is a very different thing . The
one is like the rose in wax , without odor ; the other , like the rose on its native ...
Rhetoric , as taught in our seminaries , and by itinerant elocutionists , is one thing
; genuine , heart - thrilling , soul - stirring eloquence , is a very different thing . The
one is like the rose in wax , without odor ; the other , like the rose on its native ...
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severed in , favours forgotten , friendship unrequited , by one who has been the
willing recipient of our esteem and bounty ; bring a palsying horror over the soul ,
that thickens the blood in the veins , making the whole head sick , and the whole
...
severed in , favours forgotten , friendship unrequited , by one who has been the
willing recipient of our esteem and bounty ; bring a palsying horror over the soul ,
that thickens the blood in the veins , making the whole head sick , and the whole
...
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He had viewed , with a statesman's eye , the growing oppressions of the crown ;
they had reached his very soul , and roused that soul to action . In Virginia ,
Patrick Henry first charged the revolutionary ball with patriotic fire , and gave it an
...
He had viewed , with a statesman's eye , the growing oppressions of the crown ;
they had reached his very soul , and roused that soul to action . In Virginia ,
Patrick Henry first charged the revolutionary ball with patriotic fire , and gave it an
...
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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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