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Page 235
... Person could not have stooped to it for any recom- pence ) instead of moving his hat , stretched both his Arms out , and clasped his hands together upon the Crown of his hat , and held it close down to his head ; that all Men might see ...
... Person could not have stooped to it for any recom- pence ) instead of moving his hat , stretched both his Arms out , and clasped his hands together upon the Crown of his hat , and held it close down to his head ; that all Men might see ...
Page 802
... person , or any other term signifying one out of many possible objects of consciousness , is by that very relation necessarily declared to be finite . An infinite thing , or object , or attribute , or person , therefore in the same ...
... person , or any other term signifying one out of many possible objects of consciousness , is by that very relation necessarily declared to be finite . An infinite thing , or object , or attribute , or person , therefore in the same ...
Page 899
... person . And in answer to the little person's evident wonder , ' I should like to advise you , ' she said , ' but you seem to me so all of a piece that I'm afraid that if I advise you I shall spoil you . It's easy to see you're not one ...
... person . And in answer to the little person's evident wonder , ' I should like to advise you , ' she said , ' but you seem to me so all of a piece that I'm afraid that if I advise you I shall spoil you . It's easy to see you're not one ...
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Aesop agen beautiful better boat called Captain Church Crito Ctesippus dear death delight earth enemy England English eyes face fair Falstaff father feel flowers FRANCIS VERE Froissart's Chronicles garden gentleman give ground Guenever hand hath haue head hear heard heart heaven honour Jocelin John King knew knyght kyng labour Lady learned light live look Lord Lothair Makbeth master Messrs mind moche morning nature never night noble passed Pembroke College person Plato pleasure praye Prince Redgauntlet Robert of Scotland sayd sche seemed ship side sight silence sonne soul spirit stood sweet talk tell Temse thanne thee therfore things thou thought tion told took town trees turned uncle Toby unto vnto voice walked whan whole wind woman word wyll young