Sketches of the History of Literature and Learning in England ...: With Specimens of the Principal Writers, Volume 3C. Knight & Company, 1845 |
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... flies with precipitation , and one cannot describe its posture . Fire is a barbarous enemy ; it gives no mercy ; there is nothing but fury , and rage , and ruin , and destruction wheresoever it prevails . A storm , or hurricane , though ...
... flies with precipitation , and one cannot describe its posture . Fire is a barbarous enemy ; it gives no mercy ; there is nothing but fury , and rage , and ruin , and destruction wheresoever it prevails . A storm , or hurricane , though ...
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... flying , circumstantial point ; but this of gold lace seemed too considerable an alteration without better warrant ; it did aliquo modo essentiæ adhærere , ‡ and therefore required a positive precept . But about this time it fell out ...
... flying , circumstantial point ; but this of gold lace seemed too considerable an alteration without better warrant ; it did aliquo modo essentiæ adhærere , ‡ and therefore required a positive precept . But about this time it fell out ...
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... fly up and kick the beam ; so it happened here that the weight of Martin's argument exalted Jack's levity , and made him fly out and spurn against his brother's modera- tion . In short , Martin's patience put Jack in . a rage ; but that ...
... fly up and kick the beam ; so it happened here that the weight of Martin's argument exalted Jack's levity , and made him fly out and spurn against his brother's modera- tion . In short , Martin's patience put Jack in . a rage ; but that ...
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... the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man , truly wise , creams off nature , lcav- ing the sour and the dregs for philosophy and reason 60 LITERATURE AND LEARNING IN ENGLAND .
... the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man , truly wise , creams off nature , lcav- ing the sour and the dregs for philosophy and reason 60 LITERATURE AND LEARNING IN ENGLAND .
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... fly ! In vain ! they gaze , turn giddy , rave , and die . Religion blushing veils her sacred fires , And unawares Morality expires . Nor public flame nor private dares to shine , Nor human spark is left , nor glimpse divine ! Lo ! thy ...
... fly ! In vain ! they gaze , turn giddy , rave , and die . Religion blushing veils her sacred fires , And unawares Morality expires . Nor public flame nor private dares to shine , Nor human spark is left , nor glimpse divine ! Lo ! thy ...
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