Great Authors of All Ages: Being Selections from the Prose Works of Eminent Writers from the Time of Pericles to the Present DayLippincott, 1894 - 555 pages |
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... admired , and in many we tent which pains , though it cannot punish ; have yet to mention . In our manner of so that in private life we converse together living we show an elegance tempered with without diffidence or damage , whilst we ...
... admired , and in many we tent which pains , though it cannot punish ; have yet to mention . In our manner of so that in private life we converse together living we show an elegance tempered with without diffidence or damage , whilst we ...
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... admiration of the present and of future ages . We want no Homer to be the herald of our praise ; no poet to deck off a history with the charms of verse , where the opinion of ex- ploits must suffer by a strict relation . Every sea hath ...
... admiration of the present and of future ages . We want no Homer to be the herald of our praise ; no poet to deck off a history with the charms of verse , where the opinion of ex- ploits must suffer by a strict relation . Every sea hath ...
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... admirable sweetness of which , honey and manna are bitter to the taste . The value of wisdom decreaseth not with time ; it hath an ever flourishing virtue that cleanseth its possession from every venom . O celestial gift of Divine ...
... admirable sweetness of which , honey and manna are bitter to the taste . The value of wisdom decreaseth not with time ; it hath an ever flourishing virtue that cleanseth its possession from every venom . O celestial gift of Divine ...
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... admirable presents ; but they often annoy more than they assist us . A prey to unuseful or distressing cares , we are tormented by the present , the past , and the future ; and , as if we feared we should not be miserable enough , we ...
... admirable presents ; but they often annoy more than they assist us . A prey to unuseful or distressing cares , we are tormented by the present , the past , and the future ; and , as if we feared we should not be miserable enough , we ...
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... admirable constitution and astonishing health and vigour ; some years after we beheld you thrice abandoned by the ... admired by your enemies . There is a peculiar charm in the serene and tranquil air of virtue which enlightens all ...
... admirable constitution and astonishing health and vigour ; some years after we beheld you thrice abandoned by the ... admired by your enemies . There is a peculiar charm in the serene and tranquil air of virtue which enlightens all ...
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