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... excellence which we cannot obscure may be set at such a distance as not to overpower our fainter lustre . This accusation is dangerous because , even when it is false , it may be sometimes urged with probabi- lity . Bruyere declares ...
... excellence which we cannot obscure may be set at such a distance as not to overpower our fainter lustre . This accusation is dangerous because , even when it is false , it may be sometimes urged with probabi- lity . Bruyere declares ...
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... excellence which he could never have attained without direction ; for few are formed with abilities to discover new possi- bilities of excellence , and to distinguish themselves by means never tried before . But folly and idleness often ...
... excellence which he could never have attained without direction ; for few are formed with abilities to discover new possi- bilities of excellence , and to distinguish themselves by means never tried before . But folly and idleness often ...
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... excellence , because they discover none bigher than themselves , and who acquiesce in the first thoughts that occur , because their scout- ness of knowledge allows them little choice , and the narrowness of their views affords them do ...
... excellence , because they discover none bigher than themselves , and who acquiesce in the first thoughts that occur , because their scout- ness of knowledge allows them little choice , and the narrowness of their views affords them do ...
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the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 3 |
the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 185 |
Anningait and Ajut a Greenland History | 186 |
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