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There are some tastes that are sweet in the mouth and bitter in the belly ; and
there is a similar contradiction and anomaly in the mind and heart of man . Again
, what would become of the Posthæc meminisse juvabit of the poet , if a principle
of ...
There are some tastes that are sweet in the mouth and bitter in the belly ; and
there is a similar contradiction and anomaly in the mind and heart of man . Again
, what would become of the Posthæc meminisse juvabit of the poet , if a principle
of ...
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... or hold intimate converse with the inhabitants of the Moon ; but being as we are
, our feelings evaporate in so large a spacewe must draw the circle of our
affections and duties somewhat closer - - the heart hovers and fixes nearer home
.
... or hold intimate converse with the inhabitants of the Moon ; but being as we are
, our feelings evaporate in so large a spacewe must draw the circle of our
affections and duties somewhat closer - - the heart hovers and fixes nearer home
.
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What the proportion between the good and the evil will really be found in any of
the supposed cases , may be a question to the understanding ; but to the
imagination and the heart , that is , to the natural feelings of mankind , it admits of
none !
What the proportion between the good and the evil will really be found in any of
the supposed cases , may be a question to the understanding ; but to the
imagination and the heart , that is , to the natural feelings of mankind , it admits of
none !
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or a loan of millions , to lie on down , and feed on plate in spacious palaces ,
know of what passes in the hearts of wretches in garrets and night - cellars , petty
pilferers and marauders , who cut throats and pick pockets with their own hands ?
or a loan of millions , to lie on down , and feed on plate in spacious palaces ,
know of what passes in the hearts of wretches in garrets and night - cellars , petty
pilferers and marauders , who cut throats and pick pockets with their own hands ?
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... consequences with a pen of steel , and let fall his “ trenchant blade ” on every
vulnerable point of human infirmity ; but there is a want in his system of the mild
and persuasive tone of the Gospel , where “ all is conscience and tender heart .
... consequences with a pen of steel , and let fall his “ trenchant blade ” on every
vulnerable point of human infirmity ; but there is a want in his system of the mild
and persuasive tone of the Gospel , where “ all is conscience and tender heart .
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