The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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... matter to preserve decorum in courts of justice . The smallest circumstance that interferes with the solemnity of the proceedings , throws the whole place into an uproar of laughter . People at the point of death often say smart things ...
... matter to preserve decorum in courts of justice . The smallest circumstance that interferes with the solemnity of the proceedings , throws the whole place into an uproar of laughter . People at the point of death often say smart things ...
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... matter : the shaft is sped ; the forked lightning dresses up the face of nature in ghastly smiles , and the loud thunder rolls far away from the ruin . that is made . Dr. Johnson's style , on the contrary , resembles rather the rumbling ...
... matter : the shaft is sped ; the forked lightning dresses up the face of nature in ghastly smiles , and the loud thunder rolls far away from the ruin . that is made . Dr. Johnson's style , on the contrary , resembles rather the rumbling ...
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... matter , and infinite agitation of wit , spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning , which are extant in their books . For the wit and mind of man , if it work upon matter , which is the contem- plation of the creatures of God ...
... matter , and infinite agitation of wit , spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning , which are extant in their books . For the wit and mind of man , if it work upon matter , which is the contem- plation of the creatures of God ...
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