The elocutionist, a collection of pieces in prose and verse [by various authors, ed.] by J.S. KnowlesJames Sheridan Knowles 1825 |
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... human nature , the dread of death , the great poison to the happiness , but the great restraint upon the injustice of mankind , which , while it afflicts and mortifies the individual , guards and protects the society . Dr. Adam Smith ...
... human nature , the dread of death , the great poison to the happiness , but the great restraint upon the injustice of mankind , which , while it afflicts and mortifies the individual , guards and protects the society . Dr. Adam Smith ...
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... human creature , nor read in the countenance of mankind the condemnation of his crimes . But solitude is still more dreadful than society . His own thoughts can present him with nothing but what is black , unfortunate , and disastrous ...
... human creature , nor read in the countenance of mankind the condemnation of his crimes . But solitude is still more dreadful than society . His own thoughts can present him with nothing but what is black , unfortunate , and disastrous ...
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... or skull , intermixed with a kind of a fresh moul- dering earth , that some time or other had a place in . the composition of a human body . Upon this 5 12 PROMISCUOUS Reflections in Westminster Abbey, Bacon, Spectator,
... or skull , intermixed with a kind of a fresh moul- dering earth , that some time or other had a place in . the composition of a human body . Upon this 5 12 PROMISCUOUS Reflections in Westminster Abbey, Bacon, Spectator,
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James Sheridan Knowles . the composition of a human body . Upon this I began to consider with myself what innumerable multitudes of people lay confused together under the pavement of that ancient cathedral ; how men and women , friends ...
James Sheridan Knowles . the composition of a human body . Upon this I began to consider with myself what innumerable multitudes of people lay confused together under the pavement of that ancient cathedral ; how men and women , friends ...
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... Humanity will draw a veil over this part of her character , which it cannot approve ; and may , perhaps , prompt some to impute her actions to her situation , more than to her disposition ; and to lament the unhappiness of the former ...
... Humanity will draw a veil over this part of her character , which it cannot approve ; and may , perhaps , prompt some to impute her actions to her situation , more than to her disposition ; and to lament the unhappiness of the former ...
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