Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 7D. Appleton, 1879 |
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Page 12
... strong suspicions . " Cæsar drew up his figure from its ordinary state of graceful relaxation into an attitude of commanding dig- nity , and replied in a voice , of which the deep and impas- sioned melody formed a strange contrast to ...
... strong suspicions . " Cæsar drew up his figure from its ordinary state of graceful relaxation into an attitude of commanding dig- nity , and replied in a voice , of which the deep and impas- sioned melody formed a strange contrast to ...
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... strong jealousy of their proceedings . Their society can be innocent only while it continues to be despicable . Should they ever possess the power to encourage merit , they must also possess the power to depress it . Which power will be ...
... strong jealousy of their proceedings . Their society can be innocent only while it continues to be despicable . Should they ever possess the power to encourage merit , they must also possess the power to depress it . Which power will be ...
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... strong and unfortunate pas- sion , which , long after the death of her whom he loved , continued to haunt him . Dissipation , ambition , misfor- tunes had not effaced it . He was not only a sincere , but a passionate , believer . The ...
... strong and unfortunate pas- sion , which , long after the death of her whom he loved , continued to haunt him . Dissipation , ambition , misfor- tunes had not effaced it . He was not only a sincere , but a passionate , believer . The ...
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... strong sympathy . But among the beatified he ap- pears as one who has nothing in common with them , - as one who is incapable of comprehending , not only the degree , but the nature of their enjoyment . We think that we see him standing ...
... strong sympathy . But among the beatified he ap- pears as one who has nothing in common with them , - as one who is incapable of comprehending , not only the degree , but the nature of their enjoyment . We think that we see him standing ...
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... strong impression of reality , which , in accordance with his plan , it should have been his great object to produce ? It was absolutely necessary for him to delineate accurately " all monstrous , all prodigious things , " to utter what ...
... strong impression of reality , which , in accordance with his plan , it should have been his great object to produce ? It was absolutely necessary for him to delineate accurately " all monstrous , all prodigious things , " to utter what ...
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