Word: wises
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...statement which seems to show that he supposes that the average man, whom I suppose to be designated by the word "one," is ignorant of the existence, not only of the classics of ancient and mediaeval Europe, but also of the Bible, - a book which the onslaughts of the wise men of our time have, as yet, hardly driven out of sight and out of mind...
...first apprised of the usefulness of this scheme of ethics by the explanation of the moral principle on which one of my friends wrote themes for the less-favored members of his class. His argument is in this wise...
...keys, a banging of tin pails, and a peculiar snuffle directly opposite my door-lock, I make preparations to receive the goody. In like manner, successive knocks at Nos. 7 and 8 deafen me to the appeals of itinerant pedlers and orange-men. It is not always a wise course, however, to feign absence; for the other day, on my paying no attention to his rap, a poco of archaeological tastes carried off my door-mat, with the intention, probably, of representing his firm in the old clo' department at the Centennial. But, as a general thing, if one wishes...
...That the people should think me so old and wise...
Will say that he's wise, be he living or dead...