A Thousand and One Gems of English ProseG. Routledge, 1872 - 534 pages |
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... tion of my perfection . - The Saint's Rest . : ~ wwwwww DYING THOUGHTS . WHEN I die I must depart , not only from sensual delights , but from the more manly pleasures of my studies , know- ledge , and converse with many wise and godly ...
... tion of my perfection . - The Saint's Rest . : ~ wwwwww DYING THOUGHTS . WHEN I die I must depart , not only from sensual delights , but from the more manly pleasures of my studies , know- ledge , and converse with many wise and godly ...
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... tion whether all the whipping in the world can make their parts which are naturally sluggish , rise one minute before the hour nature hath appointed . 4. Those that are invincibly dull , and negligent also . Correction may reform the ...
... tion whether all the whipping in the world can make their parts which are naturally sluggish , rise one minute before the hour nature hath appointed . 4. Those that are invincibly dull , and negligent also . Correction may reform the ...
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... tion of their souls - a good way to con- tinue their memories , while , having the advantage of plural successes , they could not but act something remarkable in such variety of beings , and , enjoying the fame of their past selves ...
... tion of their souls - a good way to con- tinue their memories , while , having the advantage of plural successes , they could not but act something remarkable in such variety of beings , and , enjoying the fame of their past selves ...
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... tion . Suppose a man infinitely ambi- tious , and equally spiteful and malicious ; one who poisons the ears of great men by venomous whispers , and rises by the fall of better men than himself ; yet if he steps forth with a Friday look ...
... tion . Suppose a man infinitely ambi- tious , and equally spiteful and malicious ; one who poisons the ears of great men by venomous whispers , and rises by the fall of better men than himself ; yet if he steps forth with a Friday look ...
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... tion , encouraged him to try again , in- clined his thoughts and endeavours that way , till at last he insensibly got a facility in it without perceiving how ; and that is attributed wholly to nature , which was much more the effect of ...
... tion , encouraged him to try again , in- clined his thoughts and endeavours that way , till at last he insensibly got a facility in it without perceiving how ; and that is attributed wholly to nature , which was much more the effect of ...
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