Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists ...G. P. Putnam's sons, 1883 |
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... possible variation in the amount or degree of the force . But a large class of exceptions must have met the reader , though from want of a pencil he has improperly omitted to write them down in his pocket - book - cases , namely , where ...
... possible variation in the amount or degree of the force . But a large class of exceptions must have met the reader , though from want of a pencil he has improperly omitted to write them down in his pocket - book - cases , namely , where ...
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... possible for him to reap from the breach of it any personal advantage . This is the principle on which public institutions ought to be formed , and when it is applied to all men indis- criminately , it is injurious to none . The ...
... possible for him to reap from the breach of it any personal advantage . This is the principle on which public institutions ought to be formed , and when it is applied to all men indis- criminately , it is injurious to none . The ...
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... possible , depend upon the goodness of his behavior in the execution of his trust . But it is , on the contrary , the interest of the trustee that the respect , the money , or any other advantage he receives in virtue of his office ...
... possible , depend upon the goodness of his behavior in the execution of his trust . But it is , on the contrary , the interest of the trustee that the respect , the money , or any other advantage he receives in virtue of his office ...
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THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE By W Irving | 3 |
THE WORLD OF BOOKS | 25 |
IMPERFECT SYMPATHIES | 43 |
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