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Page 486
... means can be devised so consummately adapted to this end as the being habitually con- versant , at the most impressible period of life , with some of the noblest masters of thought and expression ? That this early cul- ture of the ...
... means can be devised so consummately adapted to this end as the being habitually con- versant , at the most impressible period of life , with some of the noblest masters of thought and expression ? That this early cul- ture of the ...
Page 487
... means of at- taining safety , a preliminary subjection to equal controul from others can hardly be thought either unreasonable or unneces- sary . If , therefore , the value that has been attached to the Greek and Latin languages ...
... means of at- taining safety , a preliminary subjection to equal controul from others can hardly be thought either unreasonable or unneces- sary . If , therefore , the value that has been attached to the Greek and Latin languages ...
Page 488
... means of additional safety . And we consequently see , that the religion of the Bible has made use of poetry as one of its chief expedients . The prevalence of the poetic character in the Old Testament has been already referred to . May ...
... means of additional safety . And we consequently see , that the religion of the Bible has made use of poetry as one of its chief expedients . The prevalence of the poetic character in the Old Testament has been already referred to . May ...
Page 503
... means so brilliant as we could wish it , and as we are persuaded it might be made nor can we say much in favour of the Account of Books , with which the volume concludes . We recommend in- creased assiduity in the conduct of this Annual ...
... means so brilliant as we could wish it , and as we are persuaded it might be made nor can we say much in favour of the Account of Books , with which the volume concludes . We recommend in- creased assiduity in the conduct of this Annual ...
Page 512
... means despicable . " These arbours he for other guests had plann'd : Where wits might muse , or politics be scann'd . He stretch'd the lawn : and cut the smooth canal , Where Cleopatra's gilded bark might sail ; Or nymphs more modern ...
... means despicable . " These arbours he for other guests had plann'd : Where wits might muse , or politics be scann'd . He stretch'd the lawn : and cut the smooth canal , Where Cleopatra's gilded bark might sail ; Or nymphs more modern ...
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