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absorbed in profitless amusements BALANCE OF HAPPINESS charity clamorous contentions completely engrossed daily demand demand for necessary discords of debate disposal of others—which early studies EMPEREUR expend in manly extraordinary interest FLEET STREET Gadsby and Arnold glory Gloucestershire heaped Hugh Miller India indulgence in literary infinite variety jarring discords labours LEASEHOLD ESTATES literary relaxation London long-continued tension Machine Printing.-Gadsby manly exercise meet the daily METROPOLITAN RAILWAY mind or body minds were enriched MONTPELLIER necessary repose never turned Note Headings numbers were undiminished PHRENOLOGICAL Printing.-Gadsby and Arnold private affairs profitless speculations recreates my spirits repose of mind ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY Sardinia seductions of ease senses when stunned SOCIETY SOLDIERS solicitations of pleasure soothes my senses sports and spectacles stores of learning sustain this long-continued take reasonable umbrage trifling talent truth lies TYPOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION unless our minds unquestioned disposal VALUE OF LITERATURE variety of causes visible result WANDSWORTH waste in gaming world any visible
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