Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJohn Sharpe, 1828 - 194 pages |
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... tion , that a man should think with himself what the pain is , if he have but his finger's end pressed , or tortured , and thereby imagine what the pains of death are when the whole body is corrupted and dissolved ; when many times ...
... tion , that a man should think with himself what the pain is , if he have but his finger's end pressed , or tortured , and thereby imagine what the pains of death are when the whole body is corrupted and dissolved ; when many times ...
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... tion , if then they used it , it came to pass that the former opinion spread abroad , of their good faith and clearness of dealing , made them almost invisible . There be three degrees of this hiding and veiling of a man's self ; the ...
... tion , if then they used it , it came to pass that the former opinion spread abroad , of their good faith and clearness of dealing , made them almost invisible . There be three degrees of this hiding and veiling of a man's self ; the ...
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... tion is a globe of precepts ; and after a time set before thee thine own example ; and ex- amine thyself strictly whether thou didst not best at first . Neglect not also the examples of those that have carried themselves ill in the same ...
... tion is a globe of precepts ; and after a time set before thee thine own example ; and ex- amine thyself strictly whether thou didst not best at first . Neglect not also the examples of those that have carried themselves ill in the same ...
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... tion and direction , as if it depended on them ; but take the matter back into their own hands , and make it appear to the world , that the de- crees and final directions ( which , because they come forth with prudence and power , are ...
... tion and direction , as if it depended on them ; but take the matter back into their own hands , and make it appear to the world , that the de- crees and final directions ( which , because they come forth with prudence and power , are ...
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... tion , there is no secrecy comparable to celerity ; like the motion of a bullet in the air , which flieth so swift as it outruns the eye . OF CUNNING . WE take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom ; and certainly there is a great ...
... tion , there is no secrecy comparable to celerity ; like the motion of a bullet in the air , which flieth so swift as it outruns the eye . OF CUNNING . WE take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom ; and certainly there is a great ...
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