Anglo-American Literature and MannersC. Scribner, 1852 - 312 pages |
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... possessed Moral Force ; they were depositories of that sacred spark from which empires are created ; they had sincerity , belief , perseverance , courage . There is nothing to show that they were very clever or even well instructed ...
... possessed Moral Force ; they were depositories of that sacred spark from which empires are created ; they had sincerity , belief , perseverance , courage . There is nothing to show that they were very clever or even well instructed ...
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... covered in the winter with thick ice , invited the skaters to rival the exploits of their Dutch an- The city of New York possessed the most pictur- cestors . esque site ; Edinburgh alone , in Europe , could LITERATURE AND ELOQUENCE . 39.
... covered in the winter with thick ice , invited the skaters to rival the exploits of their Dutch an- The city of New York possessed the most pictur- cestors . esque site ; Edinburgh alone , in Europe , could LITERATURE AND ELOQUENCE . 39.
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... possessed of a sound heart listens with delight to the love - notes of the woodland warblers . He never casts a glance upon their lovely forms without proposing to himself questions respecting them ; nor does he look on the trees which ...
... possessed of a sound heart listens with delight to the love - notes of the woodland warblers . He never casts a glance upon their lovely forms without proposing to himself questions respecting them ; nor does he look on the trees which ...
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... possessed of talents superior to those of any on our side of the Atlantic ! Indeed , as I for the first time walked on the streets of Liverpool , my heart nearly failed me , for not a glance of sympathy did I meet in my wanderings for ...
... possessed of talents superior to those of any on our side of the Atlantic ! Indeed , as I for the first time walked on the streets of Liverpool , my heart nearly failed me , for not a glance of sympathy did I meet in my wanderings for ...
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... possessed of the knowledge that by such a strategem the swan might escape him , forces it to remain in the air by attempting to strike it with his talons from beneath . The hope of escape is soon given up by the swan . It has already ...
... possessed of the knowledge that by such a strategem the swan might escape him , forces it to remain in the air by attempting to strike it with his talons from beneath . The hope of escape is soon given up by the swan . It has already ...
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