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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... perhaps have fed swine with the prodigal son . Where , then , most potent , most longed - for treasure , art thou concealed ? and where shall the thirsty soul find thee ? Undoubtedly , indeed , thou hast placed thy desirable tabernacle ...
... perhaps have fed swine with the prodigal son . Where , then , most potent , most longed - for treasure , art thou concealed ? and where shall the thirsty soul find thee ? Undoubtedly , indeed , thou hast placed thy desirable tabernacle ...
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... perhaps , their most noted characteristics ; but they are also remarkable for their clear and homely statements of Christian doctrine , and the faithfulness with which they exhibit the simple ideal of the Chris- tian life , in contrast ...
... perhaps , their most noted characteristics ; but they are also remarkable for their clear and homely statements of Christian doctrine , and the faithfulness with which they exhibit the simple ideal of the Chris- tian life , in contrast ...
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... perhaps ever uttered at such a time , the lips most famous through Europe for eloquence and wisdom closed forever . " - FROUDE : History of Europe , ii . , chap . ix . THE UTOPIAN IDEA OF PLEASURE ; FROM mind , in which nature teaches ...
... perhaps ever uttered at such a time , the lips most famous through Europe for eloquence and wisdom closed forever . " - FROUDE : History of Europe , ii . , chap . ix . THE UTOPIAN IDEA OF PLEASURE ; FROM mind , in which nature teaches ...
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... perhaps the first of such in England who adorned his prose with the images of poetry but this he has done more judiciously and with more moderation than others of great name ; and object to some of his grand figures of speech . we must ...
... perhaps the first of such in England who adorned his prose with the images of poetry but this he has done more judiciously and with more moderation than others of great name ; and object to some of his grand figures of speech . we must ...
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... perhaps judge of particulars , one by one ; but the general counsels , and the plots and marshalling of affairs , come best from those that are learned . To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is ...
... perhaps judge of particulars , one by one ; but the general counsels , and the plots and marshalling of affairs , come best from those that are learned . To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; to use them too much for ornament is ...
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