On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Occasional Remarks on the Laws, Customs, Manners, and Opinions of Various Nations, Volym 1G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823 |
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... says Tul- ly , -whose oratory never relapsed into a thrifty and sanguinary eloquence , as Tacitus ' strongly expresses it , " we are at first struck with the gilded roofs , the marble columns , the costly pavements , and all the other ...
... says Tul- ly , -whose oratory never relapsed into a thrifty and sanguinary eloquence , as Tacitus ' strongly expresses it , " we are at first struck with the gilded roofs , the marble columns , the costly pavements , and all the other ...
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... says he , in his Confessions , " I attribute that passion for music , which has always distinguished me . ” Equally agreeable , and still more sublime , were the associations of the BARON DE HUMBOLDT , when crossing the Equinoctial ...
... says he , in his Confessions , " I attribute that passion for music , which has always distinguished me . ” Equally agreeable , and still more sublime , were the associations of the BARON DE HUMBOLDT , when crossing the Equinoctial ...
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... say , that the world is like a theatre ; where the best judges are obliged to sit in the worst places . But they would speak more profoundly still , if they were to add , that the best judges , notwithstanding the badness of their seats ...
... say , that the world is like a theatre ; where the best judges are obliged to sit in the worst places . But they would speak more profoundly still , if they were to add , that the best judges , notwithstanding the badness of their seats ...
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... says Burke , " " strength- ens our nerves , and sharpens our skill . Our an- tagonist is our helper . This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object , and compels us to consider it in all ...
... says Burke , " " strength- ens our nerves , and sharpens our skill . Our an- tagonist is our helper . This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object , and compels us to consider it in all ...
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... they suffer more from a want of ability or honesty , than from a want of opportunity . The world , however , I must say , cheats us of many a ? good quality ; and thrusts upon us many evil 34 Fortune ; -Reflections .
... they suffer more from a want of ability or honesty , than from a want of opportunity . The world , however , I must say , cheats us of many a ? good quality ; and thrusts upon us many evil 34 Fortune ; -Reflections .
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