Elements of CriticismA. S. Barnes & Company, 1866 - 486 pages |
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... light are reflected from the tree to my eye , form- ing a picture upon the retina tunica ; but the object perceived is the tree itself , not the rays of light , nor the picture . In this manner distant objects are per- ceived , without ...
... light are reflected from the tree to my eye , form- ing a picture upon the retina tunica ; but the object perceived is the tree itself , not the rays of light , nor the picture . In this manner distant objects are per- ceived , without ...
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... light and beauty ; but no sooner are they a little refreshed , than they plunge again into the mud of sensual gratification . It is men like these , who , when their capacity for the lower pleasures is exhausted , drive in then ...
... light and beauty ; but no sooner are they a little refreshed , than they plunge again into the mud of sensual gratification . It is men like these , who , when their capacity for the lower pleasures is exhausted , drive in then ...
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... light , vice finds access where it otherwise could not . Under the pretence of promoting the fine arts , modesty is cast aside , and indecent pio- tures are exhibited , and respectable people go to see them . If I might utter a word of ...
... light , vice finds access where it otherwise could not . Under the pretence of promoting the fine arts , modesty is cast aside , and indecent pio- tures are exhibited , and respectable people go to see them . If I might utter a word of ...
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... light would be disgustful , care is taken to disguise their deformity under the embellishments of wit , sprightliness , and good humor , which in mixed company makes a capital figure . It requires not much thought to discover the ...
... light would be disgustful , care is taken to disguise their deformity under the embellishments of wit , sprightliness , and good humor , which in mixed company makes a capital figure . It requires not much thought to discover the ...
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... light Did all the chivalry of England move , To do brave acts . He was indeed the glass , Wherein the noble youths did dress themselves . He had no legs that practised not his gait : And speaking thick , which Nature made his blemish ...
... light Did all the chivalry of England move , To do brave acts . He was indeed the glass , Wherein the noble youths did dress themselves . He had no legs that practised not his gait : And speaking thick , which Nature made his blemish ...
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