The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435 |
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Page 21
The young men who were eager competitors for their smiles had no healthy occupation in which to exercise mind and body during their hours of leisure , consequently drinking and gambling were ...
The young men who were eager competitors for their smiles had no healthy occupation in which to exercise mind and body during their hours of leisure , consequently drinking and gambling were ...
Page 47
Besides its great antiquity and sublime poetry the Rig Veda has been correctly interpreted as showing at a glance how the human mind had travelled from the simplicity of nature worship to grasp the most intricate and complicated problem ...
Besides its great antiquity and sublime poetry the Rig Veda has been correctly interpreted as showing at a glance how the human mind had travelled from the simplicity of nature worship to grasp the most intricate and complicated problem ...
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As language is the reflex of the mind , the various thoughts and ideas embodied in our idiomatic vernaculars would be forgotten or lost sight of if they were displaced by a foreign tongue . But while encouraging the study of Oriental ...
As language is the reflex of the mind , the various thoughts and ideas embodied in our idiomatic vernaculars would be forgotten or lost sight of if they were displaced by a foreign tongue . But while encouraging the study of Oriental ...
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... language and harmony of numbers are admittedly more likely to arrest the attention and captivate the soul , they are used merely as canals to convey moral and religious truths to the mind and heart . It is by no means our intention ...
... language and harmony of numbers are admittedly more likely to arrest the attention and captivate the soul , they are used merely as canals to convey moral and religious truths to the mind and heart . It is by no means our intention ...
Page 64
This means an eminent display of poetical talent ; and for this purpose an ordinary and familiar style is too low and mean ; the mind is elevated by the grandeur and beauty of the object which charms it ; and the most noble thoughts and ...
This means an eminent display of poetical talent ; and for this purpose an ordinary and familiar style is too low and mean ; the mind is elevated by the grandeur and beauty of the object which charms it ; and the most noble thoughts and ...
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