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Page 35
... ness and sores of their minds . Yet it would be difficult to name two writers whose works have been more completely , though undesignedly , colored by their personal feelings . The character of Milton was peculiarly distinguished by ...
... ness and sores of their minds . Yet it would be difficult to name two writers whose works have been more completely , though undesignedly , colored by their personal feelings . The character of Milton was peculiarly distinguished by ...
Page 37
... ness of external objects , or loved better to luxuriate amidst sunbeams and flowers , the songs of nightingales , the juice of summer fruits , and the coolness of shady fountains . His con- ception of love unites all the voluptuousness ...
... ness of external objects , or loved better to luxuriate amidst sunbeams and flowers , the songs of nightingales , the juice of summer fruits , and the coolness of shady fountains . His con- ception of love unites all the voluptuousness ...
Page 90
... ness of thought and language , should , at near sixty years of age , descend to such puerility , is utterly inconceivable . The little novel of Belphegor is pleasantly conceived and pleasantly 90 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS WORKS .
... ness of thought and language , should , at near sixty years of age , descend to such puerility , is utterly inconceivable . The little novel of Belphegor is pleasantly conceived and pleasantly 90 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS WORKS .
Page 109
... ness can be ascribed . The peevishness of an invalid vents itself even on those who alleviate his pain . The good - humor of a man elated by success often displays itself towards ene- mies . In the same manner , the feelings of pleasure ...
... ness can be ascribed . The peevishness of an invalid vents itself even on those who alleviate his pain . The good - humor of a man elated by success often displays itself towards ene- mies . In the same manner , the feelings of pleasure ...
Page 123
... ness and the bloom . Or , if we may borrow another illustra- tion from Queen Scheherezade , we would compare the writers of this school to the jewellers who were employed to complete the unfinished window of the palace of Aladdin ...
... ness and the bloom . Or , if we may borrow another illustra- tion from Queen Scheherezade , we would compare the writers of this school to the jewellers who were employed to complete the unfinished window of the palace of Aladdin ...
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