The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Essays and miscellaniesAMS Press, 1979 |
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... term ) may not be malacological as far as it proceeds . In this view of the subject the present little work is offered to the public . Beyond the ruling feature — that of giving an anatomical account of each animal , together with a ...
... term ) may not be malacological as far as it proceeds . In this view of the subject the present little work is offered to the public . Beyond the ruling feature — that of giving an anatomical account of each animal , together with a ...
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... term " Habit . ' XXXV . With the exception of Tennyson's " Locksley Hall , ” I have never read a poem combining so much of the fiercest passion with so much of the most delicate im- agination , as the " Lady Geraldine's Courtship of ...
... term " Habit . ' XXXV . With the exception of Tennyson's " Locksley Hall , ” I have never read a poem combining so much of the fiercest passion with so much of the most delicate im- agination , as the " Lady Geraldine's Courtship of ...
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... term it , the Calculus of Probabilities , has this remark- able peculiarity , that its truth in general is in direct proportion with its fallacy in particular . We may judge of the degree of abstraction in one who meditates , by the ...
... term it , the Calculus of Probabilities , has this remark- able peculiarity , that its truth in general is in direct proportion with its fallacy in particular . We may judge of the degree of abstraction in one who meditates , by the ...
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Maelzels ChessPlayer | 6 |
Preface and Introduction to the Conchologists | 95 |
The Philosophy of Furniture | 101 |
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