A Thousand and One Gems of English ProseG. Routledge, 1872 - 534 pages |
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... light- some ground ; judge therefore of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye . Certainly , virtue is like precious odours , most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice , but ...
... light- some ground ; judge therefore of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye . Certainly , virtue is like precious odours , most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice , but ...
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... light is ever the best ; " and certain it is , that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another , is drier and purer than that which cometh from his own under- standing and judgment , which is ever This communicating of a ...
... light is ever the best ; " and certain it is , that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another , is drier and purer than that which cometh from his own under- standing and judgment , which is ever This communicating of a ...
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... light , and heat , at such a distance as this earth , why should I think that blessed spirits are such local , confined , and impotent substances , as not to have notice of the things of earth ? Had I but bodily eyes , I could see more ...
... light , and heat , at such a distance as this earth , why should I think that blessed spirits are such local , confined , and impotent substances , as not to have notice of the things of earth ? Had I but bodily eyes , I could see more ...
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... light ; if grievous , it cannot last . It will away , dies dolorem minuit , and if nought else , yet time will wear it out ; custom will ease it ; oblivion is a common medicine for all losses , injuries , griefs , and detriments ...
... light ; if grievous , it cannot last . It will away , dies dolorem minuit , and if nought else , yet time will wear it out ; custom will ease it ; oblivion is a common medicine for all losses , injuries , griefs , and detriments ...
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... light divide the course of time , and oblivion shares with memory a great part even of our living beings ; we slightly remember our felicities , and the smartest been deceived even in their flatteries above the sun , and studied ...
... light divide the course of time , and oblivion shares with memory a great part even of our living beings ; we slightly remember our felicities , and the smartest been deceived even in their flatteries above the sun , and studied ...
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