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" IT is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stock, in order to be equally distributed among the whole species, those who now think themselves the most unhappy, would prefer the share they are... "
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English composition in prose and verse, based on grammatical synthesis ...

Walter Scott Dalgleish - 1864 - 210 pages
...substantial existence. Note.— A., a1 att. a* att. 18. la*. Suppose all the misfortunes of mankind to be cast into a public stock, in order to be equally distributed among the whole species. 2a*. Some persons now think themselves the most unhappy. So*. These persons are already possessed of...
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Graduated exercises for translation into German, extr. from Engl. authors ...

Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 pages
...intemperance of reigning, he brought his reign to a violent end. Middleton. » THE MOUNTAIN OF MISERIES. It is a celebrated thought of Socrates , that if all...that which would fall to them by such a division. As I was ruminating upon this, and seated in my elbow-chair, I insensibly fell asleep, when, on a sudden...
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The practical English grammar

Robert Armstrong (English master, Madras College, St. Andrews.) - 1868 - 138 pages
...Distinguish between transitive and intransitive verbs, and give examples from the passage. Second Set. ' It is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all...that which would fall to them by such a division.' — ADDISON. 1. Give the structural analysis as in previous Set. 2. Parse the words in italics. 3....
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The Radical, Volume 4

Sidney H. Morse, Joseph B. Marvin - 1868 - 538 pages
...she go to heaven ? She went with heaven. Heaven went with her. I know no more. SOCRATES once said, if all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stock, to be equally distributed among the whole species, those who now think themselves the most unhappy...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1870 - 688 pages
...Don't you believe tliev'd run ? Not one will move, Tho' proffer'd to be happy from above. HOENECK. IT is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all...division. Horace has carried this thought a great deal further in the motto of my paper, which implies that the hardships or misfortunes we lie under, are...
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National Fourth Reader: Containing a Simple, Comprehensive and Practical ...

Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 444 pages
...and took leave of them at the door. WASHINGTON lEvraa. in. 129. THE BURDENS OF MANKIND. PART FIKST. IT is a celebrated thought of Socrates,' that if all...distributed among the whole species, those who now 1 Al tern' ate ly, in succession, or 4 De mure' ly, solemnly ; with by turns. downcast eyes. 2 Coquetting,...
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The Parish Magazine

1870 - 720 pages
...charity your banner-flag, and GOD rou ALL your word. ALFORD. ÂY JOSEPH ABDISON, AD 1672 — 1719. |T is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all the...a public stock, in order to be equally distributed amongst the whole species, those who now think themselves the most unhappy would prefer the share they...
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The School board readers. Standard i(iii-vi), ed. by a former H.M ..., Volume 6

School board readers - 1872 - 328 pages
...quite altered the air of his face. JOSEPH ADDISON: 1672—1719. The Mountain of Miseries : a Dream. IT is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all...division. Horace has carried this thought a great deal further (Sat. i., 1. i., v. 1), which implies that the hardships or misfortunes we lie under are more...
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A Thousand and One Gems of English Prose

1872 - 556 pages
...several men of five hundred a year who do not believe it. — The, Spectator. THE MOUNTAIN OF MISERIES. IT is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all...division. Horace has carried this thought a great deal further (Sat. il I, ver. I), which implies, that the hardships or misfortunes we He under are more...
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The casquet of literature, a selection in poetry and prose, ed. with notes ...

Casket - 1874 - 832 pages
...a calm death — ëè immense ¿une, and affection afterwards for his happy and sjutlesd name." >J It is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all...whole species, those who now think themselves the most unhappv would prefer the share they arc already possessed of, before that which would fall to them...
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