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... pleasant myth . It matters not which , for either indicates the presence of a spiritual part , which seeks a spirit to have sprung from , to trust in , to return to , when the struggle of life shall be ended . When man is enriched by ...
... pleasant myth . It matters not which , for either indicates the presence of a spiritual part , which seeks a spirit to have sprung from , to trust in , to return to , when the struggle of life shall be ended . When man is enriched by ...
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... pleasant , that if it be but adminis- tered warily , the wisest man living could bear it laid on in shovels - full , and such is self - complacency or love of approbation in many , that probably there is truth in the saying . But in the ...
... pleasant , that if it be but adminis- tered warily , the wisest man living could bear it laid on in shovels - full , and such is self - complacency or love of approbation in many , that probably there is truth in the saying . But in the ...
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... pleasant emotion with the father , who will tell you that he has the round dozen , or he can produce you " any quantity " of little ones ; and then they come , not with a " make your bow , " or " courtesy to the lady , " that is not ...
... pleasant emotion with the father , who will tell you that he has the round dozen , or he can produce you " any quantity " of little ones ; and then they come , not with a " make your bow , " or " courtesy to the lady , " that is not ...
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... pleasantly planned , was to a dentist , for the purpose of having a tooth extracted ; having seen a good deal of fuss , and much unnecessary fear excited on such occasions among children of that age at home . But much earlier than this ...
... pleasantly planned , was to a dentist , for the purpose of having a tooth extracted ; having seen a good deal of fuss , and much unnecessary fear excited on such occasions among children of that age at home . But much earlier than this ...
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... pleasant to adopt the language at which one is apt to smile when you hear its mistaken application on some other sub- jects , and to say gladly , that " no country in the world " has a more just appreciation of the impor- tance of ...
... pleasant to adopt the language at which one is apt to smile when you hear its mistaken application on some other sub- jects , and to say gladly , that " no country in the world " has a more just appreciation of the impor- tance of ...
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