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“No sooner have the trees put forth their leaves, than a thousand little workmen
commence their labours. Some bring long pieces of straw into the hole of an old
wall, others affix their edifice to the windows of a church ; these steal a hair from ...
“No sooner have the trees put forth their leaves, than a thousand little workmen
commence their labours. Some bring long pieces of straw into the hole of an old
wall, others affix their edifice to the windows of a church ; these steal a hair from ...
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For two thousand years they have made the same voyage—they have remained
free and happy in the city of Solon, as in that of the chief of the black eunuchs.
From the height of their nests, which the revolutions below have not been able to
...
For two thousand years they have made the same voyage—they have remained
free and happy in the city of Solon, as in that of the chief of the black eunuchs.
From the height of their nests, which the revolutions below have not been able to
...
Sivu 29
... an element of grandeur hitherto but little understood among the moderns—that
arising from gigantic masses of stone. The feeling of sublimity which they
produce is indescribable ; it equals that of Gothic edifices of a thousand times the
size ...
... an element of grandeur hitherto but little understood among the moderns—that
arising from gigantic masses of stone. The feeling of sublimity which they
produce is indescribable ; it equals that of Gothic edifices of a thousand times the
size ...
Sivu 34
They assembled in the end of autumn around a great fishpond; there, amidst a
thousand evolutions and flights in air, they seemed to try their wings, and prepare
for their long pilgrimage. Whence is it that, of all the recollections in existence, we
...
They assembled in the end of autumn around a great fishpond; there, amidst a
thousand evolutions and flights in air, they seemed to try their wings, and prepare
for their long pilgrimage. Whence is it that, of all the recollections in existence, we
...
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It is not, indeed, immediately that these effects take place; ages often elapse, a
thousand obstacles intervene, before they are fully developed; but when we
survey a long course of ages we see that all has been accomplished. The march
of ...
It is not, indeed, immediately that these effects take place; ages often elapse, a
thousand obstacles intervene, before they are fully developed; but when we
survey a long course of ages we see that all has been accomplished. The march
of ...
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| Otsikko | Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Nide 3 Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Archibald Alison |
| Kirjoittaja | Archibald Alison |
| Kustantaja | W. Blackwood, 1850 |
| Alkuperäisteoksen sijainti | Kalifornian yliopisto |
| Digitoitu | 18. lokakuu 2007 |
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