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That bear a weighty and a serious brow,
Sad, high, and working, full of state and woe,
Such noble scenes as draw the eye to flow,
We now…
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The Base of All MetaphysicsAnd now gentlemen,
A word I give to remain in your memories and minds,
As base and finale too for all metaphysics.(So to the students the old professor,
At the…
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