A Thousand and One Gems of English ProseG. Routledge, 1872 - 534 páginas |
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... observation -which is faithful counsel from a friend . Heraclitus saith well , in one of his enigmas , " Dry light is ever the best ; " and certain it is , that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another , is drier and purer ...
... observation -which is faithful counsel from a friend . Heraclitus saith well , in one of his enigmas , " Dry light is ever the best ; " and certain it is , that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another , is drier and purer ...
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... observe wherein and how they have de- generate , but yet ask counsel of both times ; of the ancient time what is best ; and of the latter time what is fittest . Seek to make thy course regular , that men may know beforehand what they ...
... observe wherein and how they have de- generate , but yet ask counsel of both times ; of the ancient time what is best ; and of the latter time what is fittest . Seek to make thy course regular , that men may know beforehand what they ...
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... observed before , have any considerable share in the division . Now , let us but suppose that all our ancestors , who lived a hundred or two hundred years ago , were alive still , and possessed their old estates and honours , what had ...
... observed before , have any considerable share in the division . Now , let us but suppose that all our ancestors , who lived a hundred or two hundred years ago , were alive still , and possessed their old estates and honours , what had ...
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... observe what he says , keep it in your memory , or commit it to writing . By this means you will glean the worth and knowledge of everybody you con- verse with ; and , at an easy rate , acquire what may be of use to you on many ...
... observe what he says , keep it in your memory , or commit it to writing . By this means you will glean the worth and knowledge of everybody you con- verse with ; and , at an easy rate , acquire what may be of use to you on many ...
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... observation , " That there be as many miseries beyond riches as on this side them . " And yet God deliver us from pinching poverty , and grant that , having a competency , we may be content and thankful ! Let us not repine , or so much ...
... observation , " That there be as many miseries beyond riches as on this side them . " And yet God deliver us from pinching poverty , and grant that , having a competency , we may be content and thankful ! Let us not repine , or so much ...
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