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... honor genuineness and sincerity , wherever we find it ; and the way to be wise , is to test this habitually . XXI . THE pursuit of Truth is like the act of swimming . You must first trust yourself to the waters , to be borne up by them ...
... honor genuineness and sincerity , wherever we find it ; and the way to be wise , is to test this habitually . XXI . THE pursuit of Truth is like the act of swimming . You must first trust yourself to the waters , to be borne up by them ...
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... honors of October , and whether the old or a new set of rogues had better mismanage the republic ; wondering what IRVING will delight us with in the next KNICKERBOCKER , and whether the Great Western will not soon arrive , bringing us ...
... honors of October , and whether the old or a new set of rogues had better mismanage the republic ; wondering what IRVING will delight us with in the next KNICKERBOCKER , and whether the Great Western will not soon arrive , bringing us ...
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... honor of that worthy , was to take place at Santa Maria . At four P. M. we entered the theatre , an immense edifice , the cir- cumference of which could not have been less than two thousand feet . The arena , or pit , was encircled by a ...
... honor of that worthy , was to take place at Santa Maria . At four P. M. we entered the theatre , an immense edifice , the cir- cumference of which could not have been less than two thousand feet . The arena , or pit , was encircled by a ...
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... Above her place of rest ; And lift for aye the harp of praise High o'er her laurel'd head , Till e'en the Ethiop honor thee , In thine illustrious dead ! THE ROYAL FAMILY OF STATEN ISLAND . BY THE AUTHOR 1840. ] 51 The Grave of Genius .
... Above her place of rest ; And lift for aye the harp of praise High o'er her laurel'd head , Till e'en the Ethiop honor thee , In thine illustrious dead ! THE ROYAL FAMILY OF STATEN ISLAND . BY THE AUTHOR 1840. ] 51 The Grave of Genius .
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... honors of the mansion . An un- earthly squeak , that would have driven a parrot of any ear distracted , proclaimed that the thing was human ; and after close inspection , we made out a set of features which we could only have supposed ...
... honors of the mansion . An un- earthly squeak , that would have driven a parrot of any ear distracted , proclaimed that the thing was human ; and after close inspection , we made out a set of features which we could only have supposed ...
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