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Page 91
... honor a magnificent concert , and bringing him by hand into the assembly . It was upon this occasion that he first listened to the singing of the celebrated Leonora Baroni , the Sontag or Jenny Lind of her age . Passionately fond of ...
... honor a magnificent concert , and bringing him by hand into the assembly . It was upon this occasion that he first listened to the singing of the celebrated Leonora Baroni , the Sontag or Jenny Lind of her age . Passionately fond of ...
Page 174
... . Selden speaks of Grotius as " the greatest , the chief of men , ” and of Salmasius as “ most ad- mirable , " whom he desired much more to re- semble than the most eminent person for riches and honor 174 THE LIFE AND TIMES.
... . Selden speaks of Grotius as " the greatest , the chief of men , ” and of Salmasius as “ most ad- mirable , " whom he desired much more to re- semble than the most eminent person for riches and honor 174 THE LIFE AND TIMES.
Page 211
... honor and virtue would , indeed , appear to be empty names ; the credit and character of religion would decline and perish , under a wound more deep than any which , since the first transgres- sion , has been inflicted on the race of ...
... honor and virtue would , indeed , appear to be empty names ; the credit and character of religion would decline and perish , under a wound more deep than any which , since the first transgres- sion , has been inflicted on the race of ...
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