The two creations: nature and art1849 |
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... thoughts of God , and of what is real and true worship : " God is a spirit , and they that worship him , must worship him in spirit and in truth . " These magnificent buildings , then , are most appro- priately considered merely as ...
... thoughts of God , and of what is real and true worship : " God is a spirit , and they that worship him , must worship him in spirit and in truth . " These magnificent buildings , then , are most appro- priately considered merely as ...
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... thought he could obtain me permission ; for he was acquainted with an old Turk , whose house was said to cover one of the openings into it . I readily agreed to give the required douceur , and he arranged to call next morning , if ...
... thought he could obtain me permission ; for he was acquainted with an old Turk , whose house was said to cover one of the openings into it . I readily agreed to give the required douceur , and he arranged to call next morning , if ...
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... thought that the fires of Vesu- vius are yet unquenched , and that his own bright city may one day share the fate of those before him , and like them , after centuries of burial , be restored to the wonder and curiosity of some later ...
... thought that the fires of Vesu- vius are yet unquenched , and that his own bright city may one day share the fate of those before him , and like them , after centuries of burial , be restored to the wonder and curiosity of some later ...
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... its former magnificence , which this lofty column seems to call back from the past , while it fills the mind of the traveller with thoughts of the busy crowds , stately processions , and countless ships , POMPEY'S PILLAR. ...
... its former magnificence , which this lofty column seems to call back from the past , while it fills the mind of the traveller with thoughts of the busy crowds , stately processions , and countless ships , POMPEY'S PILLAR. ...
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... thought to be the correct one . The base has of late years been covered over with the inscriptions of foolish travellers — cockneys , ships ' - companies , & c . have left their marks upon it ; and some simpleton has painted on it the ...
... thought to be the correct one . The base has of late years been covered over with the inscriptions of foolish travellers — cockneys , ships ' - companies , & c . have left their marks upon it ; and some simpleton has painted on it the ...
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