Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Nide 3W. Blackwood, 1850 |
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... least , to terminate in earthly extinction . The first lies on the bed , if not of material , at least , it is to be feared , of intellectual death ; and the second , arrested by the military despotism which he so long strove to avert ...
... least , to terminate in earthly extinction . The first lies on the bed , if not of material , at least , it is to be feared , of intellectual death ; and the second , arrested by the military despotism which he so long strove to avert ...
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... least to which they carry it ; but there can be but one opinion as to the eloquence of the apology which Chateaubriand makes for this selection . " In the virtues preferred by Christianity , we perceive the same know- ledge of human ...
... least to which they carry it ; but there can be but one opinion as to the eloquence of the apology which Chateaubriand makes for this selection . " In the virtues preferred by Christianity , we perceive the same know- ledge of human ...
Sivu 33
... least of equal moment that others should be found in which the graces of eloquence and the fervour of enthusiasm form an attraction to those who are insensible to graver considerations ; where the reader is tempted to follow a path ...
... least of equal moment that others should be found in which the graces of eloquence and the fervour of enthusiasm form an attraction to those who are insensible to graver considerations ; where the reader is tempted to follow a path ...
Sivu 38
... least a third is abandoned ; another third of which is surrounded only by the tombs of its former inhabitants ; and of which the third which still survives between those dead extremities , is a species of breathing trunk , destitute of ...
... least a third is abandoned ; another third of which is surrounded only by the tombs of its former inhabitants ; and of which the third which still survives between those dead extremities , is a species of breathing trunk , destitute of ...
Sivu 55
... least they are not so similar to what is elsewhere seen in the world , and therefore they will never make the general impression which the heroes of the Iliad have done . But they are more refined , they are more exalted ; and if less ...
... least they are not so similar to what is elsewhere seen in the world , and therefore they will never make the general impression which the heroes of the Iliad have done . But they are more refined , they are more exalted ; and if less ...
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Sivu 350 - Nearer to the beach, the tide rippled onward in waves of sparkling silver, that imperceptibly, yet rapidly, gained upon the sand. With a mind employed in admiration of the romantic scene, or perhaps on some more agitating topic, Miss Wardour advanced in silence by her father's side, whose recently offended dignity did not stoop to open any conversation. Following the windings of the beach, they passed one projecting point or headland of rock after another, and now found themselves under a huge and...