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He does not move in any given orbit , but , like a falling star , shoots from his
sphere . He is pragmatical , restless , unfixed , full of experiments , beginning
every thing anew , wiser than his betters , judging for himself , dictating to others .
He does not move in any given orbit , but , like a falling star , shoots from his
sphere . He is pragmatical , restless , unfixed , full of experiments , beginning
every thing anew , wiser than his betters , judging for himself , dictating to others .
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... and that his greatest vice is that he is fond of a joke , and given to black - letter
reading . The answer is ' But he has written parodies ' - and it is to no purpose to
reply - So has Mr. Canning ! He is a Cabinet Minister , and therefore incapable of
...
... and that his greatest vice is that he is fond of a joke , and given to black - letter
reading . The answer is ' But he has written parodies ' - and it is to no purpose to
reply - So has Mr. Canning ! He is a Cabinet Minister , and therefore incapable of
...
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That which , though gone by , is still remembered , is in his view more genuine ,
and has given more ' vital signs that it will live , ' than a thing of yesterday , that
may be forgotten tomorrow . Death has in this sense the spirit of life in it ; and the
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That which , though gone by , is still remembered , is in his view more genuine ,
and has given more ' vital signs that it will live , ' than a thing of yesterday , that
may be forgotten tomorrow . Death has in this sense the spirit of life in it ; and the
...
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