The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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... mind . At length , like the trumpeter's wife in the tale of Slawkenbergi- us , he determined not to close his eyes , until he was satisfied , and was leaning almost in despair , on his bed - side , when by ac- cident , he hit upon that ...
... mind . At length , like the trumpeter's wife in the tale of Slawkenbergi- us , he determined not to close his eyes , until he was satisfied , and was leaning almost in despair , on his bed - side , when by ac- cident , he hit upon that ...
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... mind was long concealed , be- fore it spread its opulence and treasures to the sun ; or if unlike either of them , he had ever given proofs of mind or genius at all ? A third class might condescend to interrogate me upon the subject of ...
... mind was long concealed , be- fore it spread its opulence and treasures to the sun ; or if unlike either of them , he had ever given proofs of mind or genius at all ? A third class might condescend to interrogate me upon the subject of ...
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the rankest weeds and the most barren thistles . Advancing with this temper of mind I shall apply my best exertions to impart " ardour to virtue and confidence to truth ; " but should they fail at last , I may exclaim with the dying ...
the rankest weeds and the most barren thistles . Advancing with this temper of mind I shall apply my best exertions to impart " ardour to virtue and confidence to truth ; " but should they fail at last , I may exclaim with the dying ...
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... mind frequently suffusing his countenance with a glow of heavenly beauty . He felt the most profound contempt for works which were levelled against the sacred cause of religion , while works , which ably defended it , were read by him ...
... mind frequently suffusing his countenance with a glow of heavenly beauty . He felt the most profound contempt for works which were levelled against the sacred cause of religion , while works , which ably defended it , were read by him ...
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... mind ; and when he was interrupted , resumed his discourse at the exact point where he had stopped . Considering his ardent and indefatigable diligence , it is very natural that he should have acquired a profound knowledge of several ...
... mind ; and when he was interrupted , resumed his discourse at the exact point where he had stopped . Considering his ardent and indefatigable diligence , it is very natural that he should have acquired a profound knowledge of several ...
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