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according action ADDISON affections applied authority bear become BLAIR body bring called cause character circumstances comes common compounded concerns conduct consequence continued course denotes desire direct distinction DRYDEN duty employed evil existence expresses feeling figuratively force former French frequently German give given Greek hand happy heart hence hold human idea implies individual JOHNSON keep kind Latin latter less live look manner marks means mind mode moral nature never object offender one's opinion opposed pain particular pass passions perform person pleasure POPE positive present principles probably produce proper reason receive regard requires respects rest rule sense sentiment serve signifies society sometimes SOUTH speak species spirit stand superior supposed taken temper thing thought tion whole wish
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Bibliographic information
| Title | English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and Explanations, Drawn from the Best Writers |
| Author | George Crabb |
| Publisher | Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, and Simpkin and Marshall, 1826 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Length | 688 pages |
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