Comparative Essays Present and PastWarren W. Read |
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Page 149
... mean a justice that differs by its object from the ordinary justice of human jurisprudence , for then it must be confessedly a very bad kind of justice ; but it means a justice that differs from common forensic justice by the degree in ...
... mean a justice that differs by its object from the ordinary justice of human jurisprudence , for then it must be confessedly a very bad kind of justice ; but it means a justice that differs from common forensic justice by the degree in ...
Page 160
... means , becoming conspicuous in life , —obtaining a posi- tion which shall be acknowledged by others to be re- spectable or honorable . We do not understand by this advancement , in general , the mere making of money , but the being ...
... means , becoming conspicuous in life , —obtaining a posi- tion which shall be acknowledged by others to be re- spectable or honorable . We do not understand by this advancement , in general , the mere making of money , but the being ...
Page 172
... means what he says , and means it with his might , too , is going to put the whole strength of his spirit presently into the saying of it . For though not a lover of false bishops , he was a lover of true ones ; and the Lake- pilot is ...
... means what he says , and means it with his might , too , is going to put the whole strength of his spirit presently into the saying of it . For though not a lover of false bishops , he was a lover of true ones ; and the Lake- pilot is ...
Contents
ON GOING A JOURNEY William Hazlitt | 7 |
HOLIDAY John Galsworthy | 18 |
OF FRIENDSHIP Francis Bacon | 25 |
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