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Examples
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Another of his topicks is the neglect of merit, with which he never fails to amuse every man whom he sees not eminently fortunate.
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These are old topicks revived, and you can judge somthing about them.
Letter 100 2009
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The topicks of devotion are few, and, being few, are universally known; but, few as they are, they can be made no more; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression.
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Supplication of man to man may diffuse itself through many topicks of persuasion; but supplication to God can only cry for mercy.
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Gud peepz r here- n much varied topicks- have fun!
color blind cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Patriotism having become one of our topicks, Johnson suddenly uttered, in a strong determined tone, an apophthegm, at which many will start: "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
It's a Flee Country 2008
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After dinner, various topicks were discussed; but I recollect only one particular.
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I was very anxious that all should be well; and begged of my friend to avoid three topicks, as to which they differed very widely; Whiggism, Presbyterianism, and — Sir John Pringle.
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Anacreon, and others of the Greek lyrick poets, with great care; so that my friend and he had much matter for conversation, without touching on the fatal topicks of difference.
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Therefore I entirely quit those two topicks; but having three or four pages to be filled up previous to the subject it self, I shall employ them on a subject I think new, and not yet handled by any of the pretenders to the art of cookery; and that is, the antiquity of it; which if it either instruct or divert, I shall be satisfied, if you are so.
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