Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages, from the Best English Authors and Translations, Volumes 1-2Benjamin B. Mussey, 1842 |
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... natures . David himself fell into it I cannot but think , Mr. Rambler , in that reflection , " When I con- that I ... nature , it is possible there may be such a which was more finely shaded , and sense in ourselves hereafter , or in ...
... natures . David himself fell into it I cannot but think , Mr. Rambler , in that reflection , " When I con- that I ... nature , it is possible there may be such a which was more finely shaded , and sense in ourselves hereafter , or in ...
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... nature . His creation , and row conceptions , which we are apt every part of it , is full of him . There to entertain of the divine nature . is nothing he has made , that is either We ourselves cannot attend to many so distant , so ...
... nature . His creation , and row conceptions , which we are apt every part of it , is full of him . There to entertain of the divine nature . is nothing he has made , that is either We ourselves cannot attend to many so distant , so ...
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... nature , before he is hurried that I do not remember to have seen off the stage . Would an infinitely opened and improved by others who wise being make such glorious crea- have written on this subject , though tures for so mean a ...
... nature , before he is hurried that I do not remember to have seen off the stage . Would an infinitely opened and improved by others who wise being make such glorious crea- have written on this subject , though tures for so mean a ...
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... nature , which would pass unobserv- is : nay , when she shall look down ed by common eyes . I thank Hea- upon that degree of perfection as ven I have no outrageous offence much as she now falls short of it . against my own excellent ...
... nature , which would pass unobserv- is : nay , when she shall look down ed by common eyes . I thank Hea- upon that degree of perfection as ven I have no outrageous offence much as she now falls short of it . against my own excellent ...
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... nature ! or rather , how great viour gave me infinite satisfaction : a weakness is it to give humanity since I myself take great pleasure in so reproachful a name ! The bare playing with children , and am sel- consideration of paternal ...
... nature ! or rather , how great viour gave me infinite satisfaction : a weakness is it to give humanity since I myself take great pleasure in so reproachful a name ! The bare playing with children , and am sel- consideration of paternal ...
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Elegant Extracts, Or Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry (Classic Reprint) Vicesimus Knox No preview available - 2018 |
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