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... On the immortality of the soul , 13. The combat of the Horatii and the 14. On the power of custom , Spectator , 125 Livy , 127 15. On pedantry , Spectator , 129 Mirror , 131 16. The journey of a day ; a picture of iv CONTENTS .
... On the immortality of the soul , 13. The combat of the Horatii and the 14. On the power of custom , Spectator , 125 Livy , 127 15. On pedantry , Spectator , 129 Mirror , 131 16. The journey of a day ; a picture of iv CONTENTS .
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... soul , ib . 352 2 Henry IV . 353 Pope , 354 Tragedy of Cato , 355 17. Speech of Henry V. at the siege of -before the hat- Harfleur , Shakespeare's Henry V. 355 18 . tle of Agincourt , ib . 356 Farce the Apprentice , 357 · 19. Soliloquy ...
... soul , ib . 352 2 Henry IV . 353 Pope , 354 Tragedy of Cato , 355 17. Speech of Henry V. at the siege of -before the hat- Harfleur , Shakespeare's Henry V. 355 18 . tle of Agincourt , ib . 356 Farce the Apprentice , 357 · 19. Soliloquy ...
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... soul of the ho- Jy man were going to take its flight to heaven . The force of attitude and looks alone appears in a won- drously striking manner , in the works of the painter and statuary ; who have the delicate art of making the flat ...
... soul of the ho- Jy man were going to take its flight to heaven . The force of attitude and looks alone appears in a won- drously striking manner , in the works of the painter and statuary ; who have the delicate art of making the flat ...
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... soul , than what one feels in his own person . Grief , sudden and violent , expresses itself by beating the head ; grovelling on the ground , tearing of garments , hair and flesh ; screaming aloud , weeping , stamping with the feet ...
... soul , than what one feels in his own person . Grief , sudden and violent , expresses itself by beating the head ; grovelling on the ground , tearing of garments , hair and flesh ; screaming aloud , weeping , stamping with the feet ...
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... soul is the seat of such confusion and tumult , must be in as much greater misery than Promethe- us , with the vulture tearing his liver , as the pains of the mind are greater than those of the body . Jealousy is a ferment of love ...
... soul is the seat of such confusion and tumult , must be in as much greater misery than Promethe- us , with the vulture tearing his liver , as the pains of the mind are greater than those of the body . Jealousy is a ferment of love ...
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