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Flower's Political review and monthly register. (monthly miscellany) [afterw ... - Page 16
edited by - 1811
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The History of the Church of England in the Colonies and Foreign ..., Volume 2

James Stuart Murray Anderson - 1848 - 796 pages
...in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve as in a viol the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them ; they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous Dragon's teeth ; and, being sown...
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest ..., Volume 1

Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pages
...absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them, to be as active as that soul whose hill, or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal...song, and taught his praise. Hail, universal Lord ! und down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th]

1849 - 818 pages
...absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve, as in a...lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown up and down may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other...
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The Wesley banner and revival record [afterw.] The Wesley banner ..., Volume 2

Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pages
...absolutely dead things, bnt do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul whose progey gates; in the city she uttereth her words saying,...love simplicity, and the sinners delight in then- rigorously productive, aa those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to...
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Études littéraires ou cours complet de littérature anglaise

Georges Hardinge Champion - 1849 - 548 pages
...as in a vial, Ihe purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect thatbred them. I know that they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teelh ; and being sown up and down , may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on thé other hand...
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The North British review

1850 - 654 pages
...absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve, as in a...lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other...
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 20

1850 - 604 pages
...absolutely dead ' things, but do contain a progeny of life in them, to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve, as in a vial,...lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being 8own up and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other...
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Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 20

John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 pages
...absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in liiem, to be as active лз that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve, as in a vial,...lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown tip and down, may chance to bring up armed men. And yet, on the other...
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The Fourth Estate: Contributions Towards a History of Newspapers ..., Volume 1

Frederick Knight Hunt - 1850 - 326 pages
...absolutely dead things, but do contain a progeny of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve as in a vial...lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other...
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The works of John Milton in verse and prose, with a life of the ..., Volume 4

John Milton - 1851 - 606 pages
...was whofe progeny they are ; nay they do preferve as in a violl the pureft efficacie and extradtion of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigoroufly productive, as thofe fabulous Dragons teeth ; and being fown up and down, may chance to...
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