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Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.
When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.
When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.
His conduct still right with his argument wrong.
His conduct still right with his argument wrong.
Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
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Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
The contests of disputing friends.
To strive with an equal is dangerous; with a superior, mad; with an inferior, degrading.
To strive with an equal is dangerous; with a superior, mad; with an inferior, degrading.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
The purely agitation attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men
above ourselves; but to confirm and establish read more
Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men
above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis
best to argue with judgments below our own, that the frequent
spoils and victories over their reasons may settle in ourselves
an esteem and confirmed opinion of our own.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
