The Port Folio, Volume 2Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1809 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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... of which only five have escaped the destroying power of Time , but not the malice of Sebastian Maccio , who ignorantly criticised them , forgetting that in his great learning he abounds more in thoughts than in words .
... of which only five have escaped the destroying power of Time , but not the malice of Sebastian Maccio , who ignorantly criticised them , forgetting that in his great learning he abounds more in thoughts than in words .
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I remarked the ornamented habit of one whose projecting lip seemed to drop honey , and learned that he was Titus Livius , of Padua , not of less glory to the Romans than the greatness of their empire . To avoid the impiety of Polybius ...
I remarked the ornamented habit of one whose projecting lip seemed to drop honey , and learned that he was Titus Livius , of Padua , not of less glory to the Romans than the greatness of their empire . To avoid the impiety of Polybius ...
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If they proposed any means of defence , it was in measures so impracticable , though they appeared learned , that their inutility was immediately discovered ; and it was clearly seen how much those erred who trust the public ...
If they proposed any means of defence , it was in measures so impracticable , though they appeared learned , that their inutility was immediately discovered ; and it was clearly seen how much those erred who trust the public ...
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Entering a street , where , from one end to the other , there was nothing but barbers ' shops , I inquired the reason why there was so many of this trade in a place inhabited by learned men who let their hair and beards grow .
Entering a street , where , from one end to the other , there was nothing but barbers ' shops , I inquired the reason why there was so many of this trade in a place inhabited by learned men who let their hair and beards grow .
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I cannot forbear laughing when I see the vainglory of those celebrated for their learning in this republic ; they strut about boasting of their knowledge in external things , while they know nothing of themselves , their souls being ...
I cannot forbear laughing when I see the vainglory of those celebrated for their learning in this republic ; they strut about boasting of their knowledge in external things , while they know nothing of themselves , their souls being ...
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| Title | The Port Folio, Volume 2 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, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2019 |
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