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... common conver- sation he seems to have no choice of words ; he he- sitates and blunders ; and yet how he writes ! " This affair confirmed Ralph's resolution to devote himself to poetry , in which , as we shall presently see , he earned ...
... common conver- sation he seems to have no choice of words ; he he- sitates and blunders ; and yet how he writes ! " This affair confirmed Ralph's resolution to devote himself to poetry , in which , as we shall presently see , he earned ...
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... common boast in the mouths of those that affect to be thought wise , that they are never less alone than when alone . I ac- knowledge solitude an agreeable refreshment to a busy mind ; but were these thinking people obliged to be always ...
... common boast in the mouths of those that affect to be thought wise , that they are never less alone than when alone . I ac- knowledge solitude an agreeable refreshment to a busy mind ; but were these thinking people obliged to be always ...
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... and of rustic education , with endowments rather above the common order , and a competent por- tion of understanding and gaiety ; but a little idle . " Keimer had engaged these two at very low wages 42 LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN .
... and of rustic education , with endowments rather above the common order , and a competent por- tion of understanding and gaiety ; but a little idle . " Keimer had engaged these two at very low wages 42 LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN .
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... common with authors in their first per- formances , to talk to their readers thus : -If this meets with a suitable reception , or if this should meet with due encouragement , I shall hereafter publish , & c . This only manifests the ...
... common with authors in their first per- formances , to talk to their readers thus : -If this meets with a suitable reception , or if this should meet with due encouragement , I shall hereafter publish , & c . This only manifests the ...
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... - Be not disturbed at trifles , or at accidents common or unavoidable . 12. CHASTITY.- - 13. HUMILITY . - Imitate Jesus and Socrates . CHAPTER IV . Franklin's remarkable scheme of morals and self LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN . 61.
... - Be not disturbed at trifles , or at accidents common or unavoidable . 12. CHASTITY.- - 13. HUMILITY . - Imitate Jesus and Socrates . CHAPTER IV . Franklin's remarkable scheme of morals and self LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN . 61.
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