Old Pictures of Life, Volume 2Stone and Kimball, 1894 |
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Page 4
... sides of the gulf . If we assume the ninth century to be the bottom of this intellectual abyss , we may make the circumference of this crater to sweep around near Carthage in the times of Cleopatra , and near Geneva , in the times of ...
... sides of the gulf . If we assume the ninth century to be the bottom of this intellectual abyss , we may make the circumference of this crater to sweep around near Carthage in the times of Cleopatra , and near Geneva , in the times of ...
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... side his descent was respectable , but not illustrious . The features of his character , both in his early days and in later youth , have been delineated . By two actions , the one atrocious , the other mag- nanimous , he earned from ...
... side his descent was respectable , but not illustrious . The features of his character , both in his early days and in later youth , have been delineated . By two actions , the one atrocious , the other mag- nanimous , he earned from ...
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... side that he may get a wider survey of the sea . He hopes to find in sight the ship Antheus , or Capys , or the Phrygian triremes , or the arms of Caicus . No vessel is to be seen ; but on the shore he sees three deer wandering . These ...
... side that he may get a wider survey of the sea . He hopes to find in sight the ship Antheus , or Capys , or the Phrygian triremes , or the arms of Caicus . No vessel is to be seen ; but on the shore he sees three deer wandering . These ...
Page 35
... side of the dark ravine the human race marched down as magicians . They are like spiritualists in a long seance . On this side of the ravine they are emerging as philosophers — their magic having been left behind . The Roman church ...
... side of the dark ravine the human race marched down as magicians . They are like spiritualists in a long seance . On this side of the ravine they are emerging as philosophers — their magic having been left behind . The Roman church ...
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... side the truths of life . Education , being the power to think , the power to act , what we need is not information only , but awak- ening something that moves the sluggish blood in our hearts and makes us truly alive . This is what we ...
... side the truths of life . Education , being the power to think , the power to act , what we need is not information only , but awak- ening something that moves the sluggish blood in our hearts and makes us truly alive . This is what we ...
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