 Lords and Commons of England, consider what nation it is whereof ye are and whereof ye are the governors : a nation not slow and dull, but of a quick, ingenious, and piercing spirit, acute to invent, subtle and sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach...  The Retrospective Review - Page 181824Full view - About this book
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...inquiry: If I could for a moment command the organ voice of Milton I would exclaim that we are a Nation not slow and dull, but of a quick, ingenious and piercing spirit, acute to invent, subtle and 115 sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point the highest human capacity can soar to.81... | |
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...Commons of England, consider what Nation it is wherof ye are, and wherof ye are the governours: a Nation not slow and dull, but of a quick, ingenious, and piercing spirit, acute to invent, suttle and sinewy to discours, not beneath the reach of any point the highest that human capacity can... | |
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...are, and whereof ye are the governors : a Nation not slow and dull, but of a quick, vigorous and fiery spirit, acute to invent, subtle and sinewy to discourse,...point, the highest that human capacity can soar to ... " What could a man require more from a Nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ?... | |
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