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... pro- duces an effect which terminates in itself . A child is afraid of being whipped , and gets his task , and there's an end on't : whereas , by ex- citing emulation and comparisons of superiority , you lay the foundation of lasting ...
... pro- duces an effect which terminates in itself . A child is afraid of being whipped , and gets his task , and there's an end on't : whereas , by ex- citing emulation and comparisons of superiority , you lay the foundation of lasting ...
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... pro- portion which they bear to the number of essays which he wrote is very small ; and it is remarkable , that those for which he had made no pre- paration , are as rich and as highly - finished as those for which the hints were lying ...
... pro- portion which they bear to the number of essays which he wrote is very small ; and it is remarkable , that those for which he had made no pre- paration , are as rich and as highly - finished as those for which the hints were lying ...
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... pro gradu Doctoratús in utroque Jure , octavo die Julii , Anno Domini millesimo septingentesimo sexagesimo - quinto . In cujus rei testimonium singulorum manus et sigillum quo in hisce utimur appo- suimus ; vicesimo tertio die Julii ...
... pro gradu Doctoratús in utroque Jure , octavo die Julii , Anno Domini millesimo septingentesimo sexagesimo - quinto . In cujus rei testimonium singulorum manus et sigillum quo in hisce utimur appo- suimus ; vicesimo tertio die Julii ...
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Death of Johnsons FatherIntercourse with Society in Lichfield Gilbert Walmesley | 30 |
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