The Quarterly Review, Volumes 98-99John Murray, 1856 |
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... possessed , or affected to lay stress upon the purely lite- rary side of this book . He talked perfectly simply and openly , and even vehemently and passionately ; he was intent on far higher objects than colloquial success ; and we ...
... possessed , or affected to lay stress upon the purely lite- rary side of this book . He talked perfectly simply and openly , and even vehemently and passionately ; he was intent on far higher objects than colloquial success ; and we ...
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... possessed better specimens had he possessed more judicious listeners . " • The Scaligerana ' contains many of those casual sayings which , put on record , preserve the manners , the social history , and the biographical curiosities of ...
... possessed better specimens had he possessed more judicious listeners . " • The Scaligerana ' contains many of those casual sayings which , put on record , preserve the manners , the social history , and the biographical curiosities of ...
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... possession of the traditions of the age pre- ceding his own , and gives us the following interesting statement : - - ' I take the highest period of politeness in England ( and it is of the same date in France ) to have been the ...
... possession of the traditions of the age pre- ceding his own , and gives us the following interesting statement : - - ' I take the highest period of politeness in England ( and it is of the same date in France ) to have been the ...
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... possessed the endowment . The mass of modern ' diners - out ' are mere jokers who have some fun and great animal spirits . This amount of facetiousness is compatible with a very ordinary understanding and no attainments . Let us again ...
... possessed the endowment . The mass of modern ' diners - out ' are mere jokers who have some fun and great animal spirits . This amount of facetiousness is compatible with a very ordinary understanding and no attainments . Let us again ...
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... possession of the Rauhe estate at Mettray for the purpose , and the Haus , M. Lucas , inspector - general of two friends commenced their work in 1839 , prisons , laid the foundation of an associa- by building five houses , suitable to ...
... possession of the Rauhe estate at Mettray for the purpose , and the Haus , M. Lucas , inspector - general of two friends commenced their work in 1839 , prisons , laid the foundation of an associa- by building five houses , suitable to ...
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