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Page 169
... look and bending figure , all bespeak A man who does not move with pain , but moves With thought . He is insensibly subdued - To settled quiet : he is one by whom All effort seems forgotten ; one to whom Long patience hath such mild ...
... look and bending figure , all bespeak A man who does not move with pain , but moves With thought . He is insensibly subdued - To settled quiet : he is one by whom All effort seems forgotten ; one to whom Long patience hath such mild ...
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... look upon yourself to be the greatest sinner that you know in the world ... Because you know more of the folly of your own heart than you do of other people's.99 Johnson had to look upon himself as utterly alone , while also knowing ...
... look upon yourself to be the greatest sinner that you know in the world ... Because you know more of the folly of your own heart than you do of other people's.99 Johnson had to look upon himself as utterly alone , while also knowing ...
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... Look there , look there . Fisher was most aware of the other two with him , their stiffness , their silence . In their ordeal , they did not want anything from him , nor observe him , only waited on the little face , the carefully ...
... Look there , look there . Fisher was most aware of the other two with him , their stiffness , their silence . In their ordeal , they did not want anything from him , nor observe him , only waited on the little face , the carefully ...
Contents
Almost every man will be found to have enlisted | 10 |
Discoursing like an angel living like a | 21 |
The System of Life | 42 |
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