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... publick and effectual contra- diction . I have thus endeavoured to sum up the evidence upon the case , as fairly as I can ; and the result seems to be , that the world must vibrate in a state of uncertainty as to what was the truth ...
... publick and effectual contra- diction . I have thus endeavoured to sum up the evidence upon the case , as fairly as I can ; and the result seems to be , that the world must vibrate in a state of uncertainty as to what was the truth ...
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... publick , I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess . I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected , be it ever so little . " Seven years , my Lord ...
... publick , I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess . I had done all that I could ; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected , be it ever so little . " Seven years , my Lord ...
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... publick ? " JOHNSON . " Because there may be other reasons for a man's not speaking in publick than want of resolution : he may have nothing to say , ( laughing . ) Whereas , Sir , you know courage is reckoned the greatest of all ...
... publick ? " JOHNSON . " Because there may be other reasons for a man's not speaking in publick than want of resolution : he may have nothing to say , ( laughing . ) Whereas , Sir , you know courage is reckoned the greatest of all ...
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