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Page 129
... common to all , why should one man be more disquieted than another ? If thou alone wert distressed , it were indeed more irk- some and less to be endured ; but when the calamity is common , comfort thyself with this , thou hast more ...
... common to all , why should one man be more disquieted than another ? If thou alone wert distressed , it were indeed more irk- some and less to be endured ; but when the calamity is common , comfort thyself with this , thou hast more ...
Page 52
... common course of things is in favor of happiness ; that happiness is the rule , misery the excep tion . Were the order reversed , our attention would be called to examples of health and competency , instead of disease and want . One ...
... common course of things is in favor of happiness ; that happiness is the rule , misery the excep tion . Were the order reversed , our attention would be called to examples of health and competency , instead of disease and want . One ...
Page 282
... common sense - the very antipodes to genius , you know , ac- cording to the orthodox belief . " " Common sense ! " repeated my companion , with a singular and meaning smile , and a twinkle with his left eye . " Common sense ! Ah , that ...
... common sense - the very antipodes to genius , you know , ac- cording to the orthodox belief . " " Common sense ! " repeated my companion , with a singular and meaning smile , and a twinkle with his left eye . " Common sense ! Ah , that ...
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