Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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... mind ; and a mind so cultivated gives reason to believe that little time was lost . But he remained not long neglected or useless . The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph and confidence over the nation ; and Lord Godolphin ...
... mind ; and a mind so cultivated gives reason to believe that little time was lost . But he remained not long neglected or useless . The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph and confidence over the nation ; and Lord Godolphin ...
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... minds heated with political contest they supplied cooler and more inoffensive reflections ; and it is said by Addison , in a subsequent work , that they had a perceptible influence upon the conversation of that time , and taught the ...
... minds heated with political contest they supplied cooler and more inoffensive reflections ; and it is said by Addison , in a subsequent work , that they had a perceptible influence upon the conversation of that time , and taught the ...
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... mind deviating from the beaten track of life , by the perpetual pressure of some overwhelming idea , as of habitual rusticity , and that negligence which solitary grandeur naturally generates . The variable weather of the mind , the ...
... mind deviating from the beaten track of life , by the perpetual pressure of some overwhelming idea , as of habitual rusticity , and that negligence which solitary grandeur naturally generates . The variable weather of the mind , the ...
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... mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute pecu- liarities of conduct , are soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice , obstinacy , frolic , and folly , however they might delight in the description ...
... mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute pecu- liarities of conduct , are soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice , obstinacy , frolic , and folly , however they might delight in the description ...
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... mind left him little indeed of ad- ventitious sentiments ; his wit always could suggest what the occasion demanded . He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life , and knew the heart of man , from the depths of ...
... mind left him little indeed of ad- ventitious sentiments ; his wit always could suggest what the occasion demanded . He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life , and knew the heart of man , from the depths of ...
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