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... person willingly wears a tight or stiff article of clothing , or anything that constricts or confines the limbs . The infant frets if a string restrains it , or a band presses around any part of its body , and resents the attempt to ...
... person willingly wears a tight or stiff article of clothing , or anything that constricts or confines the limbs . The infant frets if a string restrains it , or a band presses around any part of its body , and resents the attempt to ...
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... person , and , in a special and almost pure sense , personal in its scope and possi- bilities . I have insisted on the importance of avoiding undue carefulness for the health of the body and mind . By a fidgety and timid policy of self ...
... person , and , in a special and almost pure sense , personal in its scope and possi- bilities . I have insisted on the importance of avoiding undue carefulness for the health of the body and mind . By a fidgety and timid policy of self ...
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... , and not obedient to the law and obliga- tions of duty . The world is full of such persons , and society has , to a certain extent , become с accustomed to their presence , and is resigned to the 66 17 Feelings . " "FEELINGS"
... , and not obedient to the law and obliga- tions of duty . The world is full of such persons , and society has , to a certain extent , become с accustomed to their presence , and is resigned to the 66 17 Feelings . " "FEELINGS"
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... Persons who do not feel very well are a source of trouble to those around them . They throw all the relations of social and business life into disorder . They are un- punctual , they break their promises , they cause the folk around and ...
... Persons who do not feel very well are a source of trouble to those around them . They throw all the relations of social and business life into disorder . They are un- punctual , they break their promises , they cause the folk around and ...
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... persons might be told off to light tasks ; but they ought at the same time to be shunted on to sidings , and not be ... person who might chance to suffer in consequence of the rough usage to which he was subjected , there would be a ...
... persons might be told off to light tasks ; but they ought at the same time to be shunted on to sidings , and not be ... person who might chance to suffer in consequence of the rough usage to which he was subjected , there would be a ...
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