The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volumen5David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler F.P. Kaiser, 1900 - 4190 páginas |
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Página 1687
... possessed of spirit . When the passenger gallops by , as if his fear made him speedy , the cur will eagerly follow him with an open mouth ; let him but walk by in a confi- dent ease , and the dog will not stir at him . Fear greatly de ...
... possessed of spirit . When the passenger gallops by , as if his fear made him speedy , the cur will eagerly follow him with an open mouth ; let him but walk by in a confi- dent ease , and the dog will not stir at him . Fear greatly de ...
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... possessed , but because they all endeavored , with the utmost force of their wit and humor , to expose and ex- tirpate those follies and vices which chiefly prevailed in their several countries . I would not be thought to confine wit ...
... possessed , but because they all endeavored , with the utmost force of their wit and humor , to expose and ex- tirpate those follies and vices which chiefly prevailed in their several countries . I would not be thought to confine wit ...
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... possessed this talent in any eminent degree . Neither of these will alone bestow it ; nothing is indeed more common than to see men of very bright imaginations , and of very accu- rate learning ( which can hardly be acquired without ...
... possessed this talent in any eminent degree . Neither of these will alone bestow it ; nothing is indeed more common than to see men of very bright imaginations , and of very accu- rate learning ( which can hardly be acquired without ...
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... possessed by him , a belief derived by the Germans from Holy Scripture ; or men might conclude a compact with the devil bind- ing both parties under mutual obligations . In the latter case men signed away their souls in a deed written ...
... possessed by him , a belief derived by the Germans from Holy Scripture ; or men might conclude a compact with the devil bind- ing both parties under mutual obligations . In the latter case men signed away their souls in a deed written ...
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... possessed with the great hopes of his possession . No flatterer reads constantly in his ears a survey of the lands he is to inherit . This hath made many boys ' thoughts swell so great they could never be kept in compass afterwards ...
... possessed with the great hopes of his possession . No flatterer reads constantly in his ears a survey of the lands he is to inherit . This hath made many boys ' thoughts swell so great they could never be kept in compass afterwards ...
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