The Citizen of Nature: In Series of Letters from an American Indian in London to His Friend at Home |
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... begin to perceive , ” said I , " that I have yet much to learn : I find I know compara- tively nothing ; and yet , after all , I cannot see what reason you have to complain ; why you , of all men , should be so dissatisfied . You ...
... begin to perceive , ” said I , " that I have yet much to learn : I find I know compara- tively nothing ; and yet , after all , I cannot see what reason you have to complain ; why you , of all men , should be so dissatisfied . You ...
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... begin the morning repast . " Ah , " said he , " looking at my eyes , I see how it is with you , your sleep has been heavy and broken ! I said too much last evening ; you en- deavour to comprehend more than your mind can yet bear : but ...
... begin the morning repast . " Ah , " said he , " looking at my eyes , I see how it is with you , your sleep has been heavy and broken ! I said too much last evening ; you en- deavour to comprehend more than your mind can yet bear : but ...
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... its horizon , late so serene and promising . Scarcely do the buds of intellect begin to burst into blossom , promising , with the aid of judicious culture , a harvest of good fruits , when Super- 22 THE CITIZEN OF NATURE .
... its horizon , late so serene and promising . Scarcely do the buds of intellect begin to burst into blossom , promising , with the aid of judicious culture , a harvest of good fruits , when Super- 22 THE CITIZEN OF NATURE .
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... begin thus : " I dare say you are devilishly surprised to see me here ? ' ” we should nod , " Yes , " " And faith ! I hardly know what to make of the matter myself , but I begin to suspect my having come a long way in a short time ...
... begin thus : " I dare say you are devilishly surprised to see me here ? ' ” we should nod , " Yes , " " And faith ! I hardly know what to make of the matter myself , but I begin to suspect my having come a long way in a short time ...
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... begin afresh . In pursuance of this plan , he gave timely notice to a very good sort of man , ( I forget his name , ) and bade him be on the alert : the latter , being good at taking a hint , like a sensible person , made all haste ...
... begin afresh . In pursuance of this plan , he gave timely notice to a very good sort of man , ( I forget his name , ) and bade him be on the alert : the latter , being good at taking a hint , like a sensible person , made all haste ...
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Page 221 - Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Page 160 - The man who resolutely divesting himself of habit and prejudice, of the false impressions imbibed from early childhood, resolves to know Truth, if haply she may be found, is sure to be assailed, threatened, mimicked, and insulted, with abuse the most pitiful and inane, with derision the most paltry, stupid, and futile, wholly unworthy of the exaltation to which human attainmentboasts to have arrived. 'His honesty is decried as presumption, his avowal of naked truth as sedition ; his exposure of existing...
Page 162 - that reason suits neither you or me : Sully did not go to mass, and Sully was of the council.' ' Maurepas, in this answer, only caught at the ridicule of...