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At the hustings , or as an election - candidate , Mr. Tooke did better . There was
no great question to move or carry ; it was an affair of political sparring between
himself and the other candidates . He took it in a very cool and leisurely manner ...
At the hustings , or as an election - candidate , Mr. Tooke did better . There was
no great question to move or carry ; it was an affair of political sparring between
himself and the other candidates . He took it in a very cool and leisurely manner ...
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A mere nobleman is , in his estimation , but the tenth transmitter of a foolish face '
: a mere man of genius is no better than a worm . His Muse is also a lady of
quality . The people are not polite enough for him ; the Court is not sufficiently ...
A mere nobleman is , in his estimation , but the tenth transmitter of a foolish face '
: a mere man of genius is no better than a worm . His Muse is also a lady of
quality . The people are not polite enough for him ; the Court is not sufficiently ...
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as clever men without it ; but they know the balance of the human intellect better .
If they are more stupid , they are more steady , and are less liable to be led astray
by their own sagacity and the overweening petulance of hard - earned and late ...
as clever men without it ; but they know the balance of the human intellect better .
If they are more stupid , they are more steady , and are less liable to be led astray
by their own sagacity and the overweening petulance of hard - earned and late ...
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