And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that there are always to be found men at the bar who lend their services most cordially to back and support…

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While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting...

While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting...

He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness...

He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness...

I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall,...

I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall,...

We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to...

We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to...

I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to...

I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to...

Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to...

Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to...

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the...

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the...

They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their...

They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their...

The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for...

The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for...

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same...

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same...