Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 |
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And whether she believed that any woman ever fell in love through a sense of compassion ; and she made answer- “ Not if it was against her inclination ! ” I would - take the lady's word for a thousand pound , on this point .
And whether she believed that any woman ever fell in love through a sense of compassion ; and she made answer- “ Not if it was against her inclination ! ” I would - take the lady's word for a thousand pound , on this point .
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Mr . Galt will also be pleased with this answer ! The reputation of some books is raw and unaired : that of others is worm - eaten and mouldy . Why fix our affections on that which we cannot bring ourselves to have faith in , or which ...
Mr . Galt will also be pleased with this answer ! The reputation of some books is raw and unaired : that of others is worm - eaten and mouldy . Why fix our affections on that which we cannot bring ourselves to have faith in , or which ...
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Voltaire's saying , in answer to a stranger who was observing how tall his trees grew_ " That they had nothing else to do , ” — was a quaint mixture of wit and humour , making it out as if they really led a lazy , laborious life ...
Voltaire's saying , in answer to a stranger who was observing how tall his trees grew_ " That they had nothing else to do , ” — was a quaint mixture of wit and humour , making it out as if they really led a lazy , laborious life ...
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On the Love of the Country | 3 |
On the Ignorance of the Learned | 13 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
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