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... occasions of unnecessary of- fence ; if , as he himself asserts , he had a moral end in view , it was at least ... occasion to observe him often in those situa- tions in which the most involuntary and most , sincere sentiments of ...
... occasions of unnecessary of- fence ; if , as he himself asserts , he had a moral end in view , it was at least ... occasion to observe him often in those situa- tions in which the most involuntary and most , sincere sentiments of ...
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... occasion , of all others , to think about the punishment of hell . It is not a motive of his obedience - because he obeys from love to Christ . He has no occasion to dread the punishment of hell , since Christ has ran A to somed him ...
... occasion , of all others , to think about the punishment of hell . It is not a motive of his obedience - because he obeys from love to Christ . He has no occasion to dread the punishment of hell , since Christ has ran A to somed him ...
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... occasion of an acci dental quarrel with his employer , that gen tleman taunted him with his birth . painful feelings of his early years rushed back upon him - he felt as if some de gradation were inherent in his nature , which nothing ...
... occasion of an acci dental quarrel with his employer , that gen tleman taunted him with his birth . painful feelings of his early years rushed back upon him - he felt as if some de gradation were inherent in his nature , which nothing ...
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... occasion to repeat them to me . * * The book , in my opinion , the most useful to a man who wishes to acquire the reputa- tion of being well read , with the least trouble , is Burton's " Anatomy of Melan- choly " 12 SCRAPS OF BYRON AND ...
... occasion to repeat them to me . * * The book , in my opinion , the most useful to a man who wishes to acquire the reputa- tion of being well read , with the least trouble , is Burton's " Anatomy of Melan- choly " 12 SCRAPS OF BYRON AND ...
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... occasion . We were to have been joined by Lord R , who , however , did not arrive , and the party accordingly consisted but of ourselves . Having taken upon me to order the repast , and knowing that Lord Byron , for the last two days ...
... occasion . We were to have been joined by Lord R , who , however , did not arrive , and the party accordingly consisted but of ourselves . Having taken upon me to order the repast , and knowing that Lord Byron , for the last two days ...
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Page 116 - either thou or I must be blind.' Just then one of the accomplices came up. ' Praised be the gods,' said this second rogue, ' that I have been saved the trouble of going to the market for a sheep ! This is such a sheep as I wanted. For how much wilt thou sell it ? ' When the Brahmin heard this, his mind waved to and fro, like one swinging in the air at a holy festival. ' Sir/ said he to the new comer, ' take heed what thou dost ; this is no sheep, but an unclean cur.
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Page 37 - ... lifeless spectator of the mischiefs which threaten us, unconscious of the dangers which surround us, and indifferent to the consequences which may follow. Hanover is lost — England is menaced with invasion — Ireland is in rebellion — Europe is at the foot of France. At such a moment the Prince of Wales, yielding to none of your servants in zeal and...