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Page 46
... short , vice and immorality , in all their deceptive forms , are combined to swell the upper current , and would gladly sink the under current of wisdom and virtue , below the reach of mind ; and waft the family of inan , on the fiery ...
... short , vice and immorality , in all their deceptive forms , are combined to swell the upper current , and would gladly sink the under current of wisdom and virtue , below the reach of mind ; and waft the family of inan , on the fiery ...
Page 48
... build a railroad from Boston to Oregon . By the last Bankrupt Law , as short a time as it was in force , about one hundred millions of dollars , in bad debts , were blotted out as by magic ; and thousands of 48 THE PROBE .
... build a railroad from Boston to Oregon . By the last Bankrupt Law , as short a time as it was in force , about one hundred millions of dollars , in bad debts , were blotted out as by magic ; and thousands of 48 THE PROBE .
Page 49
... short of the mark . Each purchaser , who is ultimately able to pay , bears the proportionate burden of this tax , and both contribute large sums to indulge those who cannot , and , what is worse , those who never intended to pay ; thus ...
... short of the mark . Each purchaser , who is ultimately able to pay , bears the proportionate burden of this tax , and both contribute large sums to indulge those who cannot , and , what is worse , those who never intended to pay ; thus ...
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... short , nothing is discretion , that is adverse to wis- dom . Affirmatively ; discretion is the development of a sound and wise judgment - a benevolent and good heart . It seeks a happy equilibrium in all things ; it aims at pure ...
... short , nothing is discretion , that is adverse to wis- dom . Affirmatively ; discretion is the development of a sound and wise judgment - a benevolent and good heart . It seeks a happy equilibrium in all things ; it aims at pure ...
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... short , discretion should regulate all our conduct for time , and in view of eter- nity . Let it be the helm to guide our bark on the sea of life , that we may be safely wafted to the haven of lasting rest . none . DUELLING . Am I to ...
... short , discretion should regulate all our conduct for time , and in view of eter- nity . Let it be the helm to guide our bark on the sea of life , that we may be safely wafted to the haven of lasting rest . none . DUELLING . Am I to ...
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