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Page 64
... mind with knowledge . He trans- planted it from one place to another ; and it did not settle in his mind ; so he could not tell what was in his own books . " Goldsmith neither fully assimi- lated his materials , nor did he , in ...
... mind with knowledge . He trans- planted it from one place to another ; and it did not settle in his mind ; so he could not tell what was in his own books . " Goldsmith neither fully assimi- lated his materials , nor did he , in ...
Page 105
... mind to mind endear , For honor forms the social temper here . Honor , that praise which real merit gains , Or even imaginary worth obtains , Here passes current ; paid from hand to hand , It shifts in splendid traffic round the land ...
... mind to mind endear , For honor forms the social temper here . Honor , that praise which real merit gains , Or even imaginary worth obtains , Here passes current ; paid from hand to hand , It shifts in splendid traffic round the land ...
Page 125
... mind . This echoes Leontine's earlier accusation that Honeywood's compliance and so - called friendship " have long been contemptible to the world , " because they have been judged " as common as a prostitute's favors , and as ...
... mind . This echoes Leontine's earlier accusation that Honeywood's compliance and so - called friendship " have long been contemptible to the world , " because they have been judged " as common as a prostitute's favors , and as ...
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