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... necessary for him to deprecate the severity of its criticism , or to entreat its favourable verdict on his labours . He is not unaware , that the partiality of a father for an only child - lately the last earthly solace to which he ...
... necessary for him to deprecate the severity of its criticism , or to entreat its favourable verdict on his labours . He is not unaware , that the partiality of a father for an only child - lately the last earthly solace to which he ...
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... necessary to inform his youthful readers , that a few of the commencing pages refer to the treatment of his child almost in the very nursery . They will perceive , in the progress of the work , his reasons for paying so much attention ...
... necessary to inform his youthful readers , that a few of the commencing pages refer to the treatment of his child almost in the very nursery . They will perceive , in the progress of the work , his reasons for paying so much attention ...
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... necessary to form , while he was yet in his infancy , a plan of future management , to begin from the mo- ment that he should emerge from that state . It was , I imagine , little , if any thing , more than that of all considerate ...
... necessary to form , while he was yet in his infancy , a plan of future management , to begin from the mo- ment that he should emerge from that state . It was , I imagine , little , if any thing , more than that of all considerate ...
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... necessary to add , in a tone perfectly understood , " Unpleasant as it is , you must and shall take it . " As he never knew us promise or threaten in vain , the case was instantly decided : and he never , from that time , refused any ...
... necessary to add , in a tone perfectly understood , " Unpleasant as it is , you must and shall take it . " As he never knew us promise or threaten in vain , the case was instantly decided : and he never , from that time , refused any ...
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... necessary ignorance of Infinity , was more fitted to confound than satisfactorily to demonstrate . He admired , however , the profoundness of Clarke ; and was equally struck with astonishment at the acuteness of Butler - first , a ...
... necessary ignorance of Infinity , was more fitted to confound than satisfactorily to demonstrate . He admired , however , the profoundness of Clarke ; and was equally struck with astonishment at the acuteness of Butler - first , a ...
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