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I have long been of the Opinion, says he, that the Fire was a vast Blessing and the Plague likewise; it gave us Occasion to understand the Secrets of Nature which otherwise might have overwhelm'd us. (I busied my self with the right Order of the Draughts, and said nothing.) With what Firmness of Mind, Sir Chris. went on, did the People see their City devoured, and I can still remember how after the Plague and the Fire the Chearfulnesse soon returned to them: Forgetfulnesse is the great Mystery of Time. I remember, I said as I took a Chair opposite to him, how the Mobb applauded the Flames. I remember how they sang and danced by the Corses during the Contagion: that was not Chearfulnesse but Phrenzy. And I remember, also, the Rage and the Dying -These were the Accidents of Fortune, Nick, from which we have learned so much in this Generation. It was said, sir, that the Plague and the Fire were no Accidents but Substance, that they were the Signes of the Beast withinne. And Sir Chris. laughed at this. At which point Nat put his Face in: Do you call, sirs? Would you care for a Dish of Tea or some Wine? Some Tea, some Tea, cried Sir Chris. for the Fire gives me a terrible Thirst. But no, no, he continued when Nat had left the Room, you cannot assign the Causes of Plague or Fire to Sin. It was the negligence of Men that provoked those Disasters and for Negligence there is a Cure; only Terrour is the Hindrance. Terrour, I said softly, is the Lodestone of our Art.
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ART 2083 clues
FIRE 472 clues
CRUEL 309 clues
FAIL 293 clues
AUTHORITY 242 clues
TERROR 231 clues
LAWS 224 clues
FATE 218 clues
FREEDOM 187 clues
CHARACTER 172 clues
CHOICE 161 clues
FALTER 140 clues
PLAGUE 95 clues
HUMANITY 74 clues
THOUGHT 73 clues
LITERATURE 47 clues
MANKIND 37 clues
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RATIONALITY 4 clues

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Unscramble PETER5-letter words that start with P5-letter words that end in R5-letter words containing ET5-letter words containing ER5-letter words with P and E
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The objective case of thou. See Thou.
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HEET
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BEING USED OR WORKED FOR THE FIRST TIME
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