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Page 44
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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Yet amid his power and his honours , when perplexed by a variety of intricate employments , he never allowed the fatigues of his office or of study to induce him to neglect the duties of humanity and benevolence .
Yet amid his power and his honours , when perplexed by a variety of intricate employments , he never allowed the fatigues of his office or of study to induce him to neglect the duties of humanity and benevolence .
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That this extraordinary man was exempted from the frailties and vices of human nature it would be ridiculous to imagine ; but that his moral character was exemplary may be reasonably believed , since those who opposed his measures with ...
That this extraordinary man was exempted from the frailties and vices of human nature it would be ridiculous to imagine ; but that his moral character was exemplary may be reasonably believed , since those who opposed his measures with ...
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Among the fair sex in this city has not “ the human face divine , ” greatly improved in beauty , in all its various shades and degrees , within the last twenty or twenty - five years ? I am clearly and unequivocally for an afirmative ...
Among the fair sex in this city has not “ the human face divine , ” greatly improved in beauty , in all its various shades and degrees , within the last twenty or twenty - five years ? I am clearly and unequivocally for an afirmative ...
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This valley was then embowered under lofty trees ; it is surrounded on almost every side with high rugged hills , and through it meandcrs a small river . call forth every energy of the human heart . On a smooth level , near the bank of ...
This valley was then embowered under lofty trees ; it is surrounded on almost every side with high rugged hills , and through it meandcrs a small river . call forth every energy of the human heart . On a smooth level , near the bank of ...
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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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