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... means to boot , " which can raise it to a partial con- formity to truth and good ( the utmost it is capable of ) and bring it into a tolerable harmony with the universe . By aiming at too much , by dismissing collateral aids , by ...
... means to boot , " which can raise it to a partial con- formity to truth and good ( the utmost it is capable of ) and bring it into a tolerable harmony with the universe . By aiming at too much , by dismissing collateral aids , by ...
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... than a seriatim enumeration of square yards or feet touches the fancy like the sight of the Alps or Andes . To give an instance or two of what we mean . Those who on pure cosmopolite principles , or on the ground 10 The Spirit of the Age .
... than a seriatim enumeration of square yards or feet touches the fancy like the sight of the Alps or Andes . To give an instance or two of what we mean . Those who on pure cosmopolite principles , or on the ground 10 The Spirit of the Age .
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... of mankind , and the habitual feelings of that class of persons for whom they are more parti- cularly designed . Legislators ( we mean writers on } : legislation ) are philosophers , and governed by 12 The Spirit of the Age .
... of mankind , and the habitual feelings of that class of persons for whom they are more parti- cularly designed . Legislators ( we mean writers on } : legislation ) are philosophers , and governed by 12 The Spirit of the Age .
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... means follows , because reason is found not to be the only infallible or safe rule of con- duct , that it is no rule at all ; or that we are to discard it altogether with derision and ignominy . On the con- trary , if not the sole , it ...
... means follows , because reason is found not to be the only infallible or safe rule of con- duct , that it is no rule at all ; or that we are to discard it altogether with derision and ignominy . On the con- trary , if not the sole , it ...
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... of the painter from the light that shines through the flimsy colours , and gives them brilliancy . Here all is clearly made out with strokes of the pencil , by fair , not by factitious means . 36 The Spirit of the Age .
... of the painter from the light that shines through the flimsy colours , and gives them brilliancy . Here all is clearly made out with strokes of the pencil , by fair , not by factitious means . 36 The Spirit of the Age .
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Page 307 - ON Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat, at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
Page 226 - Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled.
Page 114 - Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.
Page 247 - He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.
Page 226 - But to her heart, her heart was voluble, Paining with eloquence her balmy side; As though a tongueless nightingale should swell Her throat in vain, and die, heart-stifled, in her dell.
Page 46 - That which is now a horse, even with a thought The rack dislimns, and makes it indistinct As water is in water.