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Page 45
... human nature , the motives that govern us , are subjects on which we cannot speculate too deeply : though we gain nothing by the throw of the dice , we may at least make sure of the pleasure of the game . We would give some- thing to ...
... human nature , the motives that govern us , are subjects on which we cannot speculate too deeply : though we gain nothing by the throw of the dice , we may at least make sure of the pleasure of the game . We would give some- thing to ...
Page 46
... human nature - but state simply that it was lost . All hope of recovering it had passed away , all remembrance of it had ceased . It had dissolved , like a cloud - capt tower or a gor- geous palace . No vestige of it re- mained for the ...
... human nature - but state simply that it was lost . All hope of recovering it had passed away , all remembrance of it had ceased . It had dissolved , like a cloud - capt tower or a gor- geous palace . No vestige of it re- mained for the ...
Page 57
... human footsteps rarely tread , ' Mid the wild moor or silent glen , The Sundew blooms unseen by men ; Spreads there her leaf of rosy hue , A chalice for the morning dew , And , ere the summer's sun can rise , Drinks the pure waters of ...
... human footsteps rarely tread , ' Mid the wild moor or silent glen , The Sundew blooms unseen by men ; Spreads there her leaf of rosy hue , A chalice for the morning dew , And , ere the summer's sun can rise , Drinks the pure waters of ...
Page 57
... human footsteps rarely tread , ' Mid the wild moor or silent glen , The Sundew blooms unseen by men ; Spreads there her leaf of rosy hue , A chalice for the morning dew , And , ere the summer's sun can rise , Drinks the pure waters of ...
... human footsteps rarely tread , ' Mid the wild moor or silent glen , The Sundew blooms unseen by men ; Spreads there her leaf of rosy hue , A chalice for the morning dew , And , ere the summer's sun can rise , Drinks the pure waters of ...
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... human na- ture sad experience may yet con- vince you , as it has myself , that self - interest is too often the main spring of our actions ; yet I hope and believe there are many excep- tions to be met with in all classes of society ...
... human na- ture sad experience may yet con- vince you , as it has myself , that self - interest is too often the main spring of our actions ; yet I hope and believe there are many excep- tions to be met with in all classes of society ...
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