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... head . But it was the opinions and ideas he derived from experience that stirred him to write in his Note - Books . Experience did not so much enamor him as stimulate his mind . The vivacity of Samuel Butler's mind is astonishing . He ...
... head . But it was the opinions and ideas he derived from experience that stirred him to write in his Note - Books . Experience did not so much enamor him as stimulate his mind . The vivacity of Samuel Butler's mind is astonishing . He ...
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... head , at death they break into a million fragments each one of which , however , is absorbed at once into the sea of life and helps to form a later generation which comes rolling on till it too breaks . iii What happens to you when you ...
... head , at death they break into a million fragments each one of which , however , is absorbed at once into the sea of life and helps to form a later generation which comes rolling on till it too breaks . iii What happens to you when you ...
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... head and forgotten all about them . At any rate we know no more about the very end of our lives than about the very beginning . We come up unconsciously , and go down unconsciously ; and we rarely see either birth or death . We see ...
... head and forgotten all about them . At any rate we know no more about the very end of our lives than about the very beginning . We come up unconsciously , and go down unconsciously ; and we rarely see either birth or death . We see ...
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... head of the hammer , nor in the handle , nor in the combination of the two that the essence of mechanical characteristics exists , but in the recognition of its utility and in the forces directed through it in virtue of this recognition ...
... head of the hammer , nor in the handle , nor in the combination of the two that the essence of mechanical characteristics exists , but in the recognition of its utility and in the forces directed through it in virtue of this recognition ...
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... heads of families who enjoyed the privilege of Cephas and the brethren of our Lord regarded it . There were they with three or four elderly unmarried daughters as well as old mamma - how could they afford bacon ? And there was I , a ...
... heads of families who enjoyed the privilege of Cephas and the brethren of our Lord regarded it . There were they with three or four elderly unmarried daughters as well as old mamma - how could they afford bacon ? And there was I , a ...
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Page 203 - Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets; She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Page 203 - All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
Page 27 - OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O LORD ; LORD, hear my voice. 0 let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss; O LORD, who may abide it ? For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou be feared.
Page 162 - What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached...
Page 214 - Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day.
Page 264 - Hey, Diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Page 60 - In the moral government of the world, it seems evidently necessary, that the sins of the fathers should be visited upon the children...
Page 220 - The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
Page 393 - if ever there was a sober creetur to be got at eighteen pence a day for working people, and three and six for gentlefolks - night watching,"' said Mrs Gamp with emphasis, '"being a extra charge - you are that inwallable person.
Page 217 - AN APOLOGY FOR THE DEVIL It must be remembered that we have only heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.