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... eye upon a sentence , and it strikes you , at once , as bearing the stamp of undefined greatness . As you hold it to your mind , it takes a more definite and palpable form ; it reveals treasures of strength and beauty that you did not ...
... eye upon a sentence , and it strikes you , at once , as bearing the stamp of undefined greatness . As you hold it to your mind , it takes a more definite and palpable form ; it reveals treasures of strength and beauty that you did not ...
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... eyes , instead of cur- ing them ; and an aching head will be no more eased by wearing a crown than a common night - cap . — Sir W. Temple . AMBITION , TRUE AND FALSE . - To be ambitious of true honor , of the true glory and perfection ...
... eyes , instead of cur- ing them ; and an aching head will be no more eased by wearing a crown than a common night - cap . — Sir W. Temple . AMBITION , TRUE AND FALSE . - To be ambitious of true honor , of the true glory and perfection ...
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... eye of man the amazing glories of the far distant world . BIBLE . - The Bible is a window in this prison of hope , through which we look into eternity . - Dwight . BIBLE , ARGUMENT FOR.— -Bad men or devils would not THE WORLD'S LACONICS ...
... eye of man the amazing glories of the far distant world . BIBLE . - The Bible is a window in this prison of hope , through which we look into eternity . - Dwight . BIBLE , ARGUMENT FOR.— -Bad men or devils would not THE WORLD'S LACONICS ...
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... eye how books demean themselves as well as men ; and thereafter to confine , imprison , and do sharpest justice on them as male- factors ; for books are not absolutely dead things , but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as ...
... eye how books demean themselves as well as men ; and thereafter to confine , imprison , and do sharpest justice on them as male- factors ; for books are not absolutely dead things , but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as ...
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... eye , the same that tickling is to the touch . - Swift . CARD - PLAYING . - It is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense , passing away a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards , with no other ...
... eye , the same that tickling is to the touch . - Swift . CARD - PLAYING . - It is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense , passing away a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards , with no other ...
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