God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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