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... not mere theory ; all nature helps to prove the fact to be undeniable . I must not compare you to horse and mule that have no understanding , or I would tell you that it is the colt , and not the full - YOUTH AND YOUTHFUL TEMPER . 5.
... not mere theory ; all nature helps to prove the fact to be undeniable . I must not compare you to horse and mule that have no understanding , or I would tell you that it is the colt , and not the full - YOUTH AND YOUTHFUL TEMPER . 5.
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... nature than others , but none are so gifted as to require no effort of their own , -none so perfect as to need no word of counsel on the subject . Now we all know how nearly allied are many of our weeds and garden flowers ; and in like ...
... nature than others , but none are so gifted as to require no effort of their own , -none so perfect as to need no word of counsel on the subject . Now we all know how nearly allied are many of our weeds and garden flowers ; and in like ...
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... to sarcasm and ill - nature , unless you are yourself determined that it shall not be so . The heart resembles a garden , wherein , however sedulously the sweetest flowers are sown , weeds will con- stantly YOUTH AND YOUTHFUL TEMPER . 7.
... to sarcasm and ill - nature , unless you are yourself determined that it shall not be so . The heart resembles a garden , wherein , however sedulously the sweetest flowers are sown , weeds will con- stantly YOUTH AND YOUTHFUL TEMPER . 7.
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... are generally wretched caricatures of nature , and perishable to a degree , if not safely entombed under a glass case . Knitting and tatting , and small embroideries of articles for your own toilette , come within a 36 WORDS IN SEASON .
... are generally wretched caricatures of nature , and perishable to a degree , if not safely entombed under a glass case . Knitting and tatting , and small embroideries of articles for your own toilette , come within a 36 WORDS IN SEASON .
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... nature and disposition , that wherever one is the other will surely be found likewise . So convinced indeed am I , that there is in this world no weariness so great as that produced by idleness , and no happi- ness so perfect as that ...
... nature and disposition , that wherever one is the other will surely be found likewise . So convinced indeed am I , that there is in this world no weariness so great as that produced by idleness , and no happi- ness so perfect as that ...
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