The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind; Selected from the Best Authorities, in Prose and Verse, and Methodically Arranged |
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... become a beggar , and retaining in his misery the prejudice attached to his birth ? Is there any thing more vile and contemptible , than a rich man become poor , sensible of the disgrace of poverty , and reduced to the lowest of the ...
... become a beggar , and retaining in his misery the prejudice attached to his birth ? Is there any thing more vile and contemptible , than a rich man become poor , sensible of the disgrace of poverty , and reduced to the lowest of the ...
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... become a notary at Rome ; to the unhappy Tarquin igno- rant how to subsist without a kingdom ; to the heir of a race of kings become the sport of all who are brutal enough to exult in his misery , wandering from court to court in search ...
... become a notary at Rome ; to the unhappy Tarquin igno- rant how to subsist without a kingdom ; to the heir of a race of kings become the sport of all who are brutal enough to exult in his misery , wandering from court to court in search ...
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... become a God ; and Cassius is A wretched creature , and must bend his body , If Cæsar carelessly but nod on him . He had a fever when he was in Spain , And when the fit was on him , I did mark How he did shake . ' Tis true , this God ...
... become a God ; and Cassius is A wretched creature , and must bend his body , If Cæsar carelessly but nod on him . He had a fever when he was in Spain , And when the fit was on him , I did mark How he did shake . ' Tis true , this God ...
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... become the mouth as well : Weigh them , it is as heavy : conjure with ' em , Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Cæsar . Now , in the name of all the gods at once , Upon what meats does this our Cæsar feed . That he is grown so great ...
... become the mouth as well : Weigh them , it is as heavy : conjure with ' em , Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Cæsar . Now , in the name of all the gods at once , Upon what meats does this our Cæsar feed . That he is grown so great ...
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... become weak as we ? Art thou become like un- to us ? The Thy pomp is brought down to the grave , and 34 EQUALITY OF MANKIND .
... become weak as we ? Art thou become like un- to us ? The Thy pomp is brought down to the grave , and 34 EQUALITY OF MANKIND .
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