Great Authors of All Ages: Being Selections from the Prose Works of Eminent Writers from the Time of Pericles to the Present DayJ.B. Lippincott & Company, 1880 - 547 pages |
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... Manner of the Ancients .... 213 Fire in London , 1666 ..... 81 Knowledge , God's ....... 86 Fortune , Petrarch on ... 18 Knowledge , Love of ......... 51 ' Fossils of the Old Red Sandstone ... 453 France , Critics and Moralists of . 216 ...
... Manner of the Ancients .... 213 Fire in London , 1666 ..... 81 Knowledge , God's ....... 86 Fortune , Petrarch on ... 18 Knowledge , Love of ......... 51 ' Fossils of the Old Red Sandstone ... 453 France , Critics and Moralists of . 216 ...
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... manner of living we show an elegance tempered with frugality , and we cultivate philosophy , without enervating the mind . We display our wealth in the season of beneficence , and not in the vanity of discourse . A confes- sion of ...
... manner of living we show an elegance tempered with frugality , and we cultivate philosophy , without enervating the mind . We display our wealth in the season of beneficence , and not in the vanity of discourse . A confes- sion of ...
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... manner of writing you will ac- quire a close and easy expression . It will be extremely proper also to unbend your mind with poetry : when I say so , I do not mean that species of it which turns upon subjects of great length ( for that ...
... manner of writing you will ac- quire a close and easy expression . It will be extremely proper also to unbend your mind with poetry : when I say so , I do not mean that species of it which turns upon subjects of great length ( for that ...
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... manner that has made you loved by your friends and admired by your enemies . There is a peculiar charm in the serene and tranquil air of virtue which enlightens all around it , in the midst of the darkest scenes and the greatest ...
... manner that has made you loved by your friends and admired by your enemies . There is a peculiar charm in the serene and tranquil air of virtue which enlightens all around it , in the midst of the darkest scenes and the greatest ...
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... manner in which his part in the matter would be accomplished , begged his forgiveness . More kissed him . Thou art to do me the greatest benefit that I can receive , ' he said . Pluck up thy spirit , man , and be not afraid to do thine ...
... manner in which his part in the matter would be accomplished , begged his forgiveness . More kissed him . Thou art to do me the greatest benefit that I can receive , ' he said . Pluck up thy spirit , man , and be not afraid to do thine ...
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