Mornings in Spring: Or, Retrospections, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Volume 1J. Murray, 1828 |
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... instances of display and self - complacency , does not , either directly or indirectly , impress us with a conviction of the great goodness and benevolence of the writer's heart ; with an assurance , in fact , as firm and undoubting as ...
... instances of display and self - complacency , does not , either directly or indirectly , impress us with a conviction of the great goodness and benevolence of the writer's heart ; with an assurance , in fact , as firm and undoubting as ...
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... instances as will , I have no doubt , substantiate the character which I have given of the general tendency and bearing of the writings of Pliny . The first is taken from the third letter in the collection addressed to Caninius Rufus ...
... instances as will , I have no doubt , substantiate the character which I have given of the general tendency and bearing of the writings of Pliny . The first is taken from the third letter in the collection addressed to Caninius Rufus ...
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... instance as remarkable as it is uncommon , that two persons nearly of the same age and rank , and of some character in the republic of letters ( for since I join myself with you , I am obliged to speak of your merit with reserve ) ...
... instance as remarkable as it is uncommon , that two persons nearly of the same age and rank , and of some character in the republic of letters ( for since I join myself with you , I am obliged to speak of your merit with reserve ) ...
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... instances of the world's good opinion ; should not these circumstances tend to inflame us mutually with the most ardent affection ? Farewell . " There are few lovers of literature and elegant re- tirement to whom a description of the ...
... instances of the world's good opinion ; should not these circumstances tend to inflame us mutually with the most ardent affection ? Farewell . " There are few lovers of literature and elegant re- tirement to whom a description of the ...
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... instance : if I have studied longer or walked more than usual , after my second sleep and reading an oration or two aloud , instead of using my chariot I get on horseback , by which means I take as much exercise and lose less time . The ...
... instance : if I have studied longer or walked more than usual , after my second sleep and reading an oration or two aloud , instead of using my chariot I get on horseback , by which means I take as much exercise and lose less time . The ...
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Mornings in Spring; Or, Retrospections, Biographical, Critical ..., Volume 1 Nathan Drake No preview available - 2012 |
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