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A flippant jest is as good a test of truth as a solid bribe ; and there are serious sophistries , ' Soul - killing lies , and truths that work small good , ' as well as idle pleasantries . Of this we may be sure , that ridicule fastens ...
A flippant jest is as good a test of truth as a solid bribe ; and there are serious sophistries , ' Soul - killing lies , and truths that work small good , ' as well as idle pleasantries . Of this we may be sure , that ridicule fastens ...
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... mere theoretical precept or general declamation is this , that by being left free to imitate nature as it is , and not being referred to an ideal standard , it is its own voucher for the truth of the inferences it draws , for its ...
... mere theoretical precept or general declamation is this , that by being left free to imitate nature as it is , and not being referred to an ideal standard , it is its own voucher for the truth of the inferences it draws , for its ...
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There was a mighty fermentation : the waters were out ; public opinion was in a state of projection . Liberty was held out to all to think and speak the truth . Men's brains were busy ; their spirits stirring ; their hearts full ...
There was a mighty fermentation : the waters were out ; public opinion was in a state of projection . Liberty was held out to all to think and speak the truth . Men's brains were busy ; their spirits stirring ; their hearts full ...
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| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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