The Port Folio, Volume 2Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1809 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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In another part was the dogmatic philosophers , who gave their opinions as decisive , pronouncing some things good , others bad . They lived in continual inquietude ; avoiding this and seeking that ; more deserving of applause ...
In another part was the dogmatic philosophers , who gave their opinions as decisive , pronouncing some things good , others bad . They lived in continual inquietude ; avoiding this and seeking that ; more deserving of applause ...
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Other philosophers held other opinions , as various as the nature of men , whence arose the infinite variety of sects . The Peripatetics were walking under a portico , disputing and establishing their maxims .
Other philosophers held other opinions , as various as the nature of men , whence arose the infinite variety of sects . The Peripatetics were walking under a portico , disputing and establishing their maxims .
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... or hatred , or want of care in seeking after truth , there is scarcely an historian who is faithful in his narration , who pays not more regard to his reputation than to veracity , who consults not public opinion rather than facts .
... or hatred , or want of care in seeking after truth , there is scarcely an historian who is faithful in his narration , who pays not more regard to his reputation than to veracity , who consults not public opinion rather than facts .
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66 1 There is nothing in the preceding passage , though expressed with some degree of confidence , which , in our opinion , can be charged of arrogance or conceit . The victorious industry of the Editor entitled him to employ ...
66 1 There is nothing in the preceding passage , though expressed with some degree of confidence , which , in our opinion , can be charged of arrogance or conceit . The victorious industry of the Editor entitled him to employ ...
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If so , it proves that true genius will triumph though controlled in its direction , and contradict the belief that the productions of fancy must be spontaneous to be excellent . Like all others who had an opportunity to form an opinion ...
If so , it proves that true genius will triumph though controlled in its direction , and contradict the belief that the productions of fancy must be spontaneous to be excellent . Like all others who had an opportunity to form an opinion ...
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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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