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Never were such gifts as those which Providence showered upon Mr. Sheridan so abused - never were talents so miserably perverted . The term " greatness " has been most ridiculously , and , in a moral sense , most perniciously applied to ...
Never were such gifts as those which Providence showered upon Mr. Sheridan so abused - never were talents so miserably perverted . The term " greatness " has been most ridiculously , and , in a moral sense , most perniciously applied to ...
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Princes never think of making their subjects happy , except when they have nothing else to do . The physician decides from the pulse of the patient , and not from his cries : the statesman should do the same .
Princes never think of making their subjects happy , except when they have nothing else to do . The physician decides from the pulse of the patient , and not from his cries : the statesman should do the same .
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A woman is never so eloquent upon chastity as when it affords an opportunity for scandal . The tongue of women is their sword , and they never let it rust . Women and fools never forgive . The wit [ l'esprit ] of women is quicksilver ...
A woman is never so eloquent upon chastity as when it affords an opportunity for scandal . The tongue of women is their sword , and they never let it rust . Women and fools never forgive . The wit [ l'esprit ] of women is quicksilver ...
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Contents
Adams President letter from | 48 |
in Rhyme | 68 |
Lines from London Morning | 76 |
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| Title | North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 4 |
| Editors | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Publisher | University of Northern Iowa, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2020 |
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