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... pass an inn . He reads vapidly aloud to me : " The King's Arms . Li- censed to sell Ales and Spirits . " I foresee that during the rest of the walk he will read aloud any inscription that occurs . We pass a " Uxminster . II Miles . " We ...
... pass an inn . He reads vapidly aloud to me : " The King's Arms . Li- censed to sell Ales and Spirits . " I foresee that during the rest of the walk he will read aloud any inscription that occurs . We pass a " Uxminster . II Miles . " We ...
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... pass self - withdrawn into a deep syncope * and suspension of earthly passion . Hence it is that when the deed is done - when the work of darkness is perfect , then the world of darkness passes away like a pageantry in the clouds : the ...
... pass self - withdrawn into a deep syncope * and suspension of earthly passion . Hence it is that when the deed is done - when the work of darkness is perfect , then the world of darkness passes away like a pageantry in the clouds : the ...
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... passing it over , he is superior , for it is a prince's part to pardon . And Solomon , I am sure , saith , “ It is the glory of a man to pass by an offense . ” That which is past is gone , and irrevocable ; and wise men have enough to ...
... passing it over , he is superior , for it is a prince's part to pardon . And Solomon , I am sure , saith , “ It is the glory of a man to pass by an offense . ” That which is past is gone , and irrevocable ; and wise men have enough to ...
Contents
ON GOING A JOURNEY William Hazlitt | 7 |
HOLIDAY John Galsworthy | 18 |
OF FRIENDSHIP Francis Bacon | 25 |
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