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... finally not being , on second thought , too fussy at all . Reason cannot help us , passion will mislead us , we naturally do not want to put ourselves out for others : what should we do ? Make a mistake ? Make a mistake , says Johnson ...
... finally not being , on second thought , too fussy at all . Reason cannot help us , passion will mislead us , we naturally do not want to put ourselves out for others : what should we do ? Make a mistake ? Make a mistake , says Johnson ...
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... finally to enjoy in thy presence everlasting happiness for Jesus Christ's sake . Amen.12 He was seventy - three ; his own wife had been dead for thirty years . It shocked Boswell to read these two passages of farewell , Mrs Thrale's and ...
... finally to enjoy in thy presence everlasting happiness for Jesus Christ's sake . Amen.12 He was seventy - three ; his own wife had been dead for thirty years . It shocked Boswell to read these two passages of farewell , Mrs Thrale's and ...
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... finally , in weariness of his antics , withdrew their support : It may be alleged , and , perhaps , justly , that he was petulant and contemptuous , that he more frequently reproached his Subscribers for not giving him more , than ...
... finally , in weariness of his antics , withdrew their support : It may be alleged , and , perhaps , justly , that he was petulant and contemptuous , that he more frequently reproached his Subscribers for not giving him more , than ...
Contents
Almost every man will be found to have enlisted | 10 |
Discoursing like an angel living like a | 21 |
The System of Life | 42 |
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