The Western Literary Magazine, and Journal of Education, Science, Arts, and MoralsGeorge Brewster G. Brewster, 1858 |
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... possessing merely a temporary interest ; and it will , therefore , constitute a miscellaneous volume of lasting value , suitable to be bound up and preserved in the library of the family , as interesting in one age as in another , and ...
... possessing merely a temporary interest ; and it will , therefore , constitute a miscellaneous volume of lasting value , suitable to be bound up and preserved in the library of the family , as interesting in one age as in another , and ...
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... possesses , nevertheless , a sound and discriminating mind an intellect highly cultivated and well stored with useful knowledge , and a sterling integrity of moral character . Just such young men have frequently risen to the highest ...
... possesses , nevertheless , a sound and discriminating mind an intellect highly cultivated and well stored with useful knowledge , and a sterling integrity of moral character . Just such young men have frequently risen to the highest ...
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... possess a telescopic power of intellectual vision , enabling them to ascertain the real magnitude and importance of distant good , and to despise those which are indebted for all their grandeur solely to their contiguity . LETTER FROM ...
... possess a telescopic power of intellectual vision , enabling them to ascertain the real magnitude and importance of distant good , and to despise those which are indebted for all their grandeur solely to their contiguity . LETTER FROM ...
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... possessing . We have counted the cost , and now we are ready to say , The West must have its own Literature , and not rely wholly on foreign product for her necessary supply . She owes it to the world , she owes it to herself , she owes ...
... possessing . We have counted the cost , and now we are ready to say , The West must have its own Literature , and not rely wholly on foreign product for her necessary supply . She owes it to the world , she owes it to herself , she owes ...
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... possess of our own ; in fact the geographical outline of land and water have been made apparent upon it . But a still more extraor- dinary fact , in relation to this planet , remains to be considered . Among the shaded markings which ...
... possess of our own ; in fact the geographical outline of land and water have been made apparent upon it . But a still more extraor- dinary fact , in relation to this planet , remains to be considered . Among the shaded markings which ...
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Page 161 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...
Page 255 - And the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
Page 186 - Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Page 170 - For the source of glory uncovers his face, And the brightness o'erflows unbounded space; And we drink, as we go, the luminous tides In our ruddy air and our blooming sides: Lo, yonder the living splendors play; Away, on our joyous path, away!
Page 170 - Look, look, through our glittering ranks afar, In the infinite azure, star after star, How they brighten and bloom as they swiftly pass ! How the verdure runs o'er each rolling mass! And the path of the gentle winds is seen, Where the small waves dance, and the young woods lean.
Page 287 - Caesar in dominion ; the first found disgrace, the second disgust, the last ingratitude, and each destruction. To some she is more kind, but not less cruel ; she hands them her cup, and they drink even to stupefaction, until they doubt whether they are men with Philip, or dream that they are gods with Alexander. On some she smiles as...
Page 28 - Look then abroad through Nature, to the range of planets suns and adamantine spheres, wheeling unshaken through the void immense : and speak, O man! does this capacious scene with half that kindling majesty dilate thy strong conception, as when Brutus rose refulgent from the stroke of...
Page 186 - I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar powers) Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support and ornament of virtue's cause.