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... means . Practise charity , love mercy , deal justly , walk humbly , trust in God , obey his pre- cepts , do good and no evil to your fellow men , and BE CONSISTENT TO THE LAST . CONTENTMENT . ' Tis better to be lowly born And range with ...
... means . Practise charity , love mercy , deal justly , walk humbly , trust in God , obey his pre- cepts , do good and no evil to your fellow men , and BE CONSISTENT TO THE LAST . CONTENTMENT . ' Tis better to be lowly born And range with ...
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... 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 worthy young mechanic or farmer , who had too much good sense to make a dash ...
... 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 worthy young mechanic or farmer , who had too much good sense to make a dash ...
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... means within the compass of his ingenuity , to accomplish his object . Many incumbents of elective offices , consider it discreet to use every exertion to make capital for their reëlection ; others , who hold their places at the will of ...
... means within the compass of his ingenuity , to accomplish his object . Many incumbents of elective offices , consider it discreet to use every exertion to make capital for their reëlection ; others , who hold their places at the will of ...
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... means ; it shuns all ap- pearance of evil , and meets , with fortitude and resig- nation , the ills flesh is heir to ; it applies the touch- stone of plain , common sense , aided by Revelation , to every thing ; it is practical in all ...
... means ; it shuns all ap- pearance of evil , and meets , with fortitude and resig- nation , the ills flesh is heir to ; it applies the touch- stone of plain , common sense , aided by Revelation , to every thing ; it is practical in all ...
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... means employed . This is the grand lever of the political demagogues and office seekers in our country , and is sometimes used in log- rolling legislation . The principle is base in its concep- tion , pernicious in its consequences . It ...
... means employed . This is the grand lever of the political demagogues and office seekers in our country , and is sometimes used in log- rolling legislation . The principle is base in its concep- tion , pernicious in its consequences . It ...
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