Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and Fugitive Vagaries. Now First Collected, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1825 - 699 páginas |
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... tion , that he is only following the example of other Periodicalists , whose collections have been not unfa- vourably received by the Public : -and lastly , he may advance a plea which most Scribblers , whatever may be the opinion of ...
... tion , that he is only following the example of other Periodicalists , whose collections have been not unfa- vourably received by the Public : -and lastly , he may advance a plea which most Scribblers , whatever may be the opinion of ...
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... tion of the world upon a bubble , insubstantial as the shadow of smoke upon the water ? Such is the slippery nature of realities ; but whoever urged this objection against the imperishable visions of the brain ? You may as well talk of ...
... tion of the world upon a bubble , insubstantial as the shadow of smoke upon the water ? Such is the slippery nature of realities ; but whoever urged this objection against the imperishable visions of the brain ? You may as well talk of ...
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... tion , and changing into beauty , fragrance , and life , shall either be converted into tulips and roses , flutter in the air in the form of butterflies and moths , or re- assuming a vegetable being , become again incorpo- rated with ...
... tion , and changing into beauty , fragrance , and life , shall either be converted into tulips and roses , flutter in the air in the form of butterflies and moths , or re- assuming a vegetable being , become again incorpo- rated with ...
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... tion of that system of reproduction from old materials to which I have already alluded . Residing upon the eastern coast , and farming a considerable extent of country , I have made repeated and careful experi- ments with this manure ...
... tion of that system of reproduction from old materials to which I have already alluded . Residing upon the eastern coast , and farming a considerable extent of country , I have made repeated and careful experi- ments with this manure ...
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... tion and barbarism , —were all so many distinct ob- jects of curious speculation . Declining the proffered hospitality of the natives , I struck inland towards a hill at some distance , from whose summit I conjectured that I could ...
... tion and barbarism , —were all so many distinct ob- jects of curious speculation . Declining the proffered hospitality of the natives , I struck inland towards a hill at some distance , from whose summit I conjectured that I could ...
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Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and ..., Volume 1 Horace Smith Visualização integral - 1825 |
Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and ..., Volume 1 Horace Smith Visualização integral - 1825 |
Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and ..., Volume 1 Horace Smith Visualização integral - 1825 |
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