Essays, Biographical, Critical and Historical, Volume 2Suttaby, 1814 - English literature |
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... rich , nor all the fine decking so much beautifie , nor all the daintie devices so much delight , as the fairness of Parthenia , the pearl of all the maids of Mantinea : who as shee went to the temple , wherein love and beautie were ...
... rich , nor all the fine decking so much beautifie , nor all the daintie devices so much delight , as the fairness of Parthenia , the pearl of all the maids of Mantinea : who as shee went to the temple , wherein love and beautie were ...
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... rich man , and a man who desired to be no richer . O fortunatus nimium , et bona qui sua novit . To be a husbandman is but a re- treat from the city ; to be a philosopher , from the world ; or rather , a retreat from the world , as it ...
... rich man , and a man who desired to be no richer . O fortunatus nimium , et bona qui sua novit . To be a husbandman is but a re- treat from the city ; to be a philosopher , from the world ; or rather , a retreat from the world , as it ...
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... rich and glowing imagination . As he beheld his subject in the clearest and strongest light , his style is correspondently forcible and expressive ; as he revolved it in all its bearings and associa- tions , and deeply felt the emotions ...
... rich and glowing imagination . As he beheld his subject in the clearest and strongest light , his style is correspondently forcible and expressive ; as he revolved it in all its bearings and associa- tions , and deeply felt the emotions ...
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... rich and poor , as the wise man saith , do meet together ; the Lord is the maker of them all . That same forlorn wretch , -whom we are so apt to despise and trample upon , was framed and con- stituted Lord of the visible world ; had all ...
... rich and poor , as the wise man saith , do meet together ; the Lord is the maker of them all . That same forlorn wretch , -whom we are so apt to despise and trample upon , was framed and con- stituted Lord of the visible world ; had all ...
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... rich more than the poor ; for they are all the work of his hands . In fine , this poor creature whom thou seest is a man , and a christian , thine equal , whoever thou art , in nature , and thy peer in condition : I say not , in the ...
... rich more than the poor ; for they are all the work of his hands . In fine , this poor creature whom thou seest is a man , and a christian , thine equal , whoever thou art , in nature , and thy peer in condition : I say not , in the ...
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