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... that existence grows more desirable to us the longer we exist, he would have
then faced old age without shrinking, he would have boldly dared to live, and
served that society, by his future assiduity, which he basely injured by his
desertion.
... that existence grows more desirable to us the longer we exist, he would have
then faced old age without shrinking, he would have boldly dared to live, and
served that society, by his future assiduity, which he basely injured by his
desertion.
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FROM THE SAME. r THERE are numbers in this city who live by writing new
books; and yet there are thousands of volumes in every large library unread and
forgotten. This upon my arrival, was one of those contradictions which I was
unable ...
FROM THE SAME. r THERE are numbers in this city who live by writing new
books; and yet there are thousands of volumes in every large library unread and
forgotten. This upon my arrival, was one of those contradictions which I was
unable ...
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Why have we so many lawyers, but to secure our frofuerty, why so many
formalities, but to secure our firosherty 2 Not less than one hundred thousand
families live in opulence, elegance and ease, merely by securing our frosierty.
Why have we so many lawyers, but to secure our frofuerty, why so many
formalities, but to secure our firosherty 2 Not less than one hundred thousand
families live in opulence, elegance and ease, merely by securing our frosierty.
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It is perhaps one of the severest misfortunes of the great, that they are, in general,
obliged to live among men whose real virtue is lessened by dependence, and
whose minds are enslaved by obligation. The humble companion may have at ...
It is perhaps one of the severest misfortunes of the great, that they are, in general,
obliged to live among men whose real virtue is lessened by dependence, and
whose minds are enslaved by obligation. The humble companion may have at ...
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Prithee, friend,” cried I, “ after I have paid twenty pounds for sitting “ here an hour
or two, can I bring a part of the coro“ nation back o' Wo, Sir. “How long can I live
upon “ it after I have come away :" Wot long, Sir. “Can “ a coronation clothe, feed,
...
Prithee, friend,” cried I, “ after I have paid twenty pounds for sitting “ here an hour
or two, can I bring a part of the coro“ nation back o' Wo, Sir. “How long can I live
upon “ it after I have come away :" Wot long, Sir. “Can “ a coronation clothe, feed,
...
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