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... improving to the Athenians . But that rest- less spirit of envy and fickleness of mind which ever charac- acterized the democracy of Athens , and which had before condemned Socrates and so many other eminent men , did not fail to ...
... improving to the Athenians . But that rest- less spirit of envy and fickleness of mind which ever charac- acterized the democracy of Athens , and which had before condemned Socrates and so many other eminent men , did not fail to ...
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... improvement of our students , as well in abstract thinking as in the expression of thought , to see the manner in which it is at present conducted . We will say nothing of the irregularity in choosing persons on the staff , and of the ...
... improvement of our students , as well in abstract thinking as in the expression of thought , to see the manner in which it is at present conducted . We will say nothing of the irregularity in choosing persons on the staff , and of the ...
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... of the edu- cational improvements offered by the University . Did it occur to him that he might just as well have said something less than five hundred ? He is right , however , and 46 The Southern Collegian . Exchanges,
... of the edu- cational improvements offered by the University . Did it occur to him that he might just as well have said something less than five hundred ? He is right , however , and 46 The Southern Collegian . Exchanges,
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... improved , or ratl.er created , no literary effort in any other direction can ever be attempted with success . No literary talent is sought or discovered at the South . It is not in demand anywhere . There are a great many literary ...
... improved , or ratl.er created , no literary effort in any other direction can ever be attempted with success . No literary talent is sought or discovered at the South . It is not in demand anywhere . There are a great many literary ...
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... improvements , however useful , that involve the outlay of a few dollars . They walk sometimes in the public parks ; but they take no notice of the children laughing and playing upon the green grass that skirts the smooth gravel walks ...
... improvements , however useful , that involve the outlay of a few dollars . They walk sometimes in the public parks ; but they take no notice of the children laughing and playing upon the green grass that skirts the smooth gravel walks ...
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Page 60 - What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? man delights not me; no, nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so.
Page 60 - I have of late (but wherefore I know not) lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises ; and, indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition, that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, — why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.
Page 22 - According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his flowing beard, his countenance that painted every sensation of the soul, and his gestures that enforced each expression...
Page 264 - Past, But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast, And the days are dark and dreary. Be still, sad heart ! and cease repining ; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining ; Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary.
Page 57 - Remember thee ! Yea, from the table of my memory I'll wipe away all trivial fond records, All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past, That youth and observation copied there ; And thy commandment all alone shall live Within the book and volume of my brain...
Page 54 - In the most high and palmy state of Rome, A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets...
Page 270 - As the husband is, the wife is; thou art mated with a clown, And the grossness of his nature will have weight to drag thee down.
Page 102 - Or lose thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound Save his own dashings...
Page 271 - ... that comes to him, at eventide, from far-distant, undiscovered islands, over dim oceans, illimitable and unexplored. He owns it in all noble thoughts— in all unworldly motives — in all holy impulses — in all chivalrous, generous, and self-sacrificing deeds. He feels it in the beauty of woman — in the grace of her step — in the...
Page 153 - Gie me ae spark o' nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire; Then tho' I drudge thro' dub an' mire At pleugh or cart, My muse, tho' hamely in attire, May touch the heart.