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Hugh Blair. Cil 18.1.11 650 SIGILL OV : ANGLI ΛΟΝ CHRISTO COLL HARVARD . THE BEQUEST OF JAMES WALKER , D.D. , LL.D. ( Class of 1814 ) . LATE PRESIDENT OF HARVARD COLLEGE . Received 22 March , 1875 .
Hugh Blair. Cil 18.1.11 650 SIGILL OV : ANGLI ΛΟΝ CHRISTO COLL HARVARD . THE BEQUEST OF JAMES WALKER , D.D. , LL.D. ( Class of 1814 ) . LATE PRESIDENT OF HARVARD COLLEGE . Received 22 March , 1875 .
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... received . Did we more rarely attempt to push ourselves into notice , the world would more readily allow us , nay sometimes assist us , to come forward . Were we content sometimes to remain in the shade , we would with more advantage ...
... received . Did we more rarely attempt to push ourselves into notice , the world would more readily allow us , nay sometimes assist us , to come forward . Were we content sometimes to remain in the shade , we would with more advantage ...
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... received are very generally felt ; and when no strong passion counteracts those sensations , that grateful returns are gene- rally intended , and often are actually made . But then , our expectations of proper returns must be kept ...
... received are very generally felt ; and when no strong passion counteracts those sensations , that grateful returns are gene- rally intended , and often are actually made . But then , our expectations of proper returns must be kept ...
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... receiving what we think due respect and consideration from the world , we shall be often disappointed . But that observation was applied to the claims we make on others , on account of talents , abilities , and superior merits . To such ...
... receiving what we think due respect and consideration from the world , we shall be often disappointed . But that observation was applied to the claims we make on others , on account of talents , abilities , and superior merits . To such ...
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... received , you are more disposed to trace some human cause ; one favourable distinction you ascribe to your birth , your parents , or your education ; for some other happy circumstance you think yourself solely indebted to the kindness ...
... received , you are more disposed to trace some human cause ; one favourable distinction you ascribe to your birth , your parents , or your education ; for some other happy circumstance you think yourself solely indebted to the kindness ...
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