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... characters of the respective commanders , the nature of the troops , the proportions of cavalry and infantry , the ... character of his counte- nance . He will notice his lineage and his edu- cation ; the passions for which he has been ...
... characters of the respective commanders , the nature of the troops , the proportions of cavalry and infantry , the ... character of his counte- nance . He will notice his lineage and his edu- cation ; the passions for which he has been ...
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... character . His portrait of Catiline is alive in every part ; we do not look upon a picture , we see , and con- verse with the man . Lastly , if you have to describe any natural phenomenon , it will be right to acquaint your- self ...
... character . His portrait of Catiline is alive in every part ; we do not look upon a picture , we see , and con- verse with the man . Lastly , if you have to describe any natural phenomenon , it will be right to acquaint your- self ...
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... character , savour more of the epic than of what I conceive should be the cha-- racter of true history . If , however , such is the origin of history , as I conceive it was , this alliance with poetry has given to it a dignity , an ...
... character , savour more of the epic than of what I conceive should be the cha-- racter of true history . If , however , such is the origin of history , as I conceive it was , this alliance with poetry has given to it a dignity , an ...
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... characters ; and can ob- tain a much clearer view of his subject and all its parts and circumstances , than he who has to drudge through the records of ages , and pur- sue , often with a faint and glimmering light , HISTORY 15.
... characters ; and can ob- tain a much clearer view of his subject and all its parts and circumstances , than he who has to drudge through the records of ages , and pur- sue , often with a faint and glimmering light , HISTORY 15.
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... character was attached to it ; if we ceased to venerate it as the origin and source of that faith which we profess , it would be a most curious relic of antiquity , and must be allowed to con- tain a record of the first ages , bearing ...
... character was attached to it ; if we ceased to venerate it as the origin and source of that faith which we profess , it would be a most curious relic of antiquity , and must be allowed to con- tain a record of the first ages , bearing ...
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