The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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Whether I gain or lose any reputation by letter - writing , will be indifferent to me , while I can pursue the path I have chosen in the field of tirt , and am permitted to press on towards that excellence which it is my ambition to ...
Whether I gain or lose any reputation by letter - writing , will be indifferent to me , while I can pursue the path I have chosen in the field of tirt , and am permitted to press on towards that excellence which it is my ambition to ...
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It has been observed that unless the natural powers of the human mind be exci by the prospect si some excellence which can only be attained with labour and difficulty , it is too apt diverted by every trifling impression , or to be ...
It has been observed that unless the natural powers of the human mind be exci by the prospect si some excellence which can only be attained with labour and difficulty , it is too apt diverted by every trifling impression , or to be ...
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Wood however , who had very early in life imbibed a love for that art , in one branch of which he has since attained such excellence , was determined to pursue the bent of his inclination at an all hazards . To those who are accustomVOL ...
Wood however , who had very early in life imbibed a love for that art , in one branch of which he has since attained such excellence , was determined to pursue the bent of his inclination at an all hazards . To those who are accustomVOL ...
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... and independence which ought ever to be the reward of genuis and industry , and which in the opinion of those who know him best , he merits by excellence in his art as well as hy his iinassuming manners and genuine worth .
... and independence which ought ever to be the reward of genuis and industry , and which in the opinion of those who know him best , he merits by excellence in his art as well as hy his iinassuming manners and genuine worth .
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... be an object of such profound veneration and respect , how much inore so must it be when dignified by every excellence , and adorned by every virtue ? When the powers of the mind receive a lustre from the qualities YOL . y .
... be an object of such profound veneration and respect , how much inore so must it be when dignified by every excellence , and adorned by every virtue ? When the powers of the mind receive a lustre from the qualities YOL . y .
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| Title | The Port Folio, Volume 5 Volumes 40-42; Volumes 220-227 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Contributors | Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins, John Elihu Hall |
| Publisher | Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2019 |
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