The Living Age, Volume 250Living Age Company, 1906 |
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... things according to their intrinsic usefulness ; a life of exertion in contradiction to one of self - indulgent ease and sloth . But James Mill , when all was said , " thought human life a poor thing at best , after the freshness of ...
... things according to their intrinsic usefulness ; a life of exertion in contradiction to one of self - indulgent ease and sloth . But James Mill , when all was said , " thought human life a poor thing at best , after the freshness of ...
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... thing naturally and necessarily to be attended to , like any of the physical conditions of our exist- ence . . . . In ... things would be universally seen and acknowl- edged to be the wickedest of men . " This poignant piece is perhaps ...
... thing naturally and necessarily to be attended to , like any of the physical conditions of our exist- ence . . . . In ... things would be universally seen and acknowl- edged to be the wickedest of men . " This poignant piece is perhaps ...
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... thing . It is an adornment and decoration of something real , an accessory or after- thought , which , though often ... things away in . Nothing , in short , that we look at , makes it any longer its object and purpose in life to fulfil ...
... thing . It is an adornment and decoration of something real , an accessory or after- thought , which , though often ... things away in . Nothing , in short , that we look at , makes it any longer its object and purpose in life to fulfil ...
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... things of life , which after all is the true function of art as applied to things like furniture , but minister and bear witness to a life cut off from such things . It is impossi- ble to associate these exquisite cre- It ations with ...
... things of life , which after all is the true function of art as applied to things like furniture , but minister and bear witness to a life cut off from such things . It is impossi- ble to associate these exquisite cre- It ations with ...
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... things of life . Such facts as that the Prince de Conti used the dust of a crushed diamond to dry the ink of a billet to his mistress , or that the Queen gave the Dauphin a carriage covered with rubies and sapphires , or that Ma- dame ...
... things of life . Such facts as that the Prince de Conti used the dust of a crushed diamond to dry the ink of a billet to his mistress , or that the Queen gave the Dauphin a carriage covered with rubies and sapphires , or that Ma- dame ...
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