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Through that period it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment ; now it is understood to be a successful one . Then , all that sought celebrity and fame and distinction expected to find them in the success of that experiment .
Through that period it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment ; now it is understood to be a successful one . Then , all that sought celebrity and fame and distinction expected to find them in the success of that experiment .
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I tried it again and again , but with the same success , or rather with the same want of success . I finally was forced to give it up , at which I very unexpectedly found myself mortified almost beyond endurance .
I tried it again and again , but with the same success , or rather with the same want of success . I finally was forced to give it up , at which I very unexpectedly found myself mortified almost beyond endurance .
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My dear Speed : Feeling , as you know I do , the deepest solicitude for the success of the enterprise you are engaged in , I adopt this as the last method I can adopt to aid you , in case ( which God forbid ! ) you shall need any aid .
My dear Speed : Feeling , as you know I do , the deepest solicitude for the success of the enterprise you are engaged in , I adopt this as the last method I can adopt to aid you , in case ( which God forbid ! ) you shall need any aid .
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That that success is so much greater now than heretofore is doubtless owing to rational causes ; and if we would have it continue , we shall do well to inquire what those causes are . The warfare heretofore waged against the demon ...
That that success is so much greater now than heretofore is doubtless owing to rational causes ; and if we would have it continue , we shall do well to inquire what those causes are . The warfare heretofore waged against the demon ...
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In my judgment , it is to the battles of this new class of champions that our late success is greatly , perhaps chiefly , owing . But , had the old - school champions themselves been of the most wise selecting , was their system of ...
In my judgment , it is to the battles of this new class of champions that our late success is greatly , perhaps chiefly , owing . But , had the old - school champions themselves been of the most wise selecting , was their system of ...
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