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... tell him nothing but what " he knew before , I shall be con- " tented with it , and rejoice that he " was so well instructed ; and wish " also that he needed not a remem- " brancer : -- and that I profess not " to make curious inquiries ...
... tell him nothing but what " he knew before , I shall be con- " tented with it , and rejoice that he " was so well instructed ; and wish " also that he needed not a remem- " brancer : -- and that I profess not " to make curious inquiries ...
Page 78
... tell lies through fear of punishment , would not ( unless the habit were very inveterate indeed ) tell a falsehood in which he was certain of being imme- diately detected . And what is the span of life ! how short ! how uncertain ! How ...
... tell lies through fear of punishment , would not ( unless the habit were very inveterate indeed ) tell a falsehood in which he was certain of being imme- diately detected . And what is the span of life ! how short ! how uncertain ! How ...
Page 91
... " you will " to pay say , " that strict regard to truth which " I have enforced , without offending against politeness . We cannot " shock people who are disagreeable 66 " to us , by telling them that they are 66 to [ 9 ]
... " you will " to pay say , " that strict regard to truth which " I have enforced , without offending against politeness . We cannot " shock people who are disagreeable 66 " to us , by telling them that they are 66 to [ 9 ]
Page 92
Elizabeth Hamilton. " to us , by telling them that they are so ; nor can we tell people when " they interrupt us by an unseason- " able visit , that we wish they had " staid at home . " No , my dear , we cannot in justice do either ; for ...
Elizabeth Hamilton. " to us , by telling them that they are so ; nor can we tell people when " they interrupt us by an unseason- " able visit , that we wish they had " staid at home . " No , my dear , we cannot in justice do either ; for ...
Page 98
... tell my friends , " that Lord " thought his daughter a fool , and " that he had told me so ; " in what light would you consider my con- duct ? And yet it is thus , in a thou- sand instances , that words are , in re- porting them , so ...
... tell my friends , " that Lord " thought his daughter a fool , and " that he had told me so ; " in what light would you consider my con- duct ? And yet it is thus , in a thou- sand instances , that words are , in re- porting them , so ...
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