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... wish him dead ; and makes him submit to more mortifications to lose heaven , than the martyr undergoes to gain it .—— Colton . B. BABBLING . - Fire and sword are but slow engines of de- struction in comparison with the babbler - Steele ...
... wish him dead ; and makes him submit to more mortifications to lose heaven , than the martyr undergoes to gain it .—— Colton . B. BABBLING . - Fire and sword are but slow engines of de- struction in comparison with the babbler - Steele ...
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... to all the thoughts . — Addison . CONTENTMENT . - “ It's a great blessing to possess what one wishes , " said some one to an ancient philosopher , who replied , " It's a greater blessing still , not 48 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
... to all the thoughts . — Addison . CONTENTMENT . - “ It's a great blessing to possess what one wishes , " said some one to an ancient philosopher , who replied , " It's a greater blessing still , not 48 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
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... wishes , he may have his remedy by cutting of them shorter .-- Cowley . CONTENTMENT , ITS FOUNTAIN . - The fountain of content must spring up in the mind ; and he , who has so little knowledge of human nature , as to seek happiness by ...
... wishes , he may have his remedy by cutting of them shorter .-- Cowley . CONTENTMENT , ITS FOUNTAIN . - The fountain of content must spring up in the mind ; and he , who has so little knowledge of human nature , as to seek happiness by ...
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... wish we had rather left unsaid ; nor can there anything be well more contrary to the ends for which people meet together , than to part unsatisfied with each other or themselves . - Swift . CONVERSATION , A good rule for.— ' -To make ...
... wish we had rather left unsaid ; nor can there anything be well more contrary to the ends for which people meet together , than to part unsatisfied with each other or themselves . - Swift . CONVERSATION , A good rule for.— ' -To make ...
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... wish to retain long ; you lay it down , and receive for it , from the eternal treasures , liberty , victory , knowledge , and rapture . - John Foster . DEATH , ITS CONTEMPLATION . - A wise and due considera- tion of our latter end , is ...
... wish to retain long ; you lay it down , and receive for it , from the eternal treasures , liberty , victory , knowledge , and rapture . - John Foster . DEATH , ITS CONTEMPLATION . - A wise and due considera- tion of our latter end , is ...
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