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... mean men , " I from thence considered industry as a means of obtaining wealth and distinction , which encourag'd me , tho ' I did not think that I should ever literally stand before kings , which , however , has since happened ; for I ...
... mean men , " I from thence considered industry as a means of obtaining wealth and distinction , which encourag'd me , tho ' I did not think that I should ever literally stand before kings , which , however , has since happened ; for I ...
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... means that are to accomplish any end be equal to the accomplishment of that end , or the end cannot be accomplished ... means it useth are always equal to the end ; but human language , more especially as there is not a universal ...
... means that are to accomplish any end be equal to the accomplishment of that end , or the end cannot be accomplished ... means it useth are always equal to the end ; but human language , more especially as there is not a universal ...
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Henry August Pochmann, Gay Wilson Allen. means straight ; wrong means twisted . Spirit primarily means wind ; transgression , the crossing of a line ; supercilious , the raising of the eyebrow . We say the heart to express emotion , the ...
Henry August Pochmann, Gay Wilson Allen. means straight ; wrong means twisted . Spirit primarily means wind ; transgression , the crossing of a line ; supercilious , the raising of the eyebrow . We say the heart to express emotion , the ...
Contents
From Of Being | 154 |
From Notes on the Mind | 160 |
SELECTED COOPER BIBLIOGRAPHY | 235 |
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