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... thoughts . The book is written in a very pleasing style , and to those who have been denied the advantages of a classical training , it will give a glimpse of the intellectual riches that are stored in them . We commend it heartily to ...
... thoughts . The book is written in a very pleasing style , and to those who have been denied the advantages of a classical training , it will give a glimpse of the intellectual riches that are stored in them . We commend it heartily to ...
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... thought and conception , and we very cordially commend the volume as fitted to revive the interest of modern readers in the ancient classics . - Glasgow Herald . ' Young readers will find the book a very entertaining companion ...
... thought and conception , and we very cordially commend the volume as fitted to revive the interest of modern readers in the ancient classics . - Glasgow Herald . ' Young readers will find the book a very entertaining companion ...
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... thought from whence have emanated the intellectual development and mental culture of all succeeding generations . But the creations of the pen are not so univer- sally intelligible as those of the chisel and brush ; for , while the most ...
... thought from whence have emanated the intellectual development and mental culture of all succeeding generations . But the creations of the pen are not so univer- sally intelligible as those of the chisel and brush ; for , while the most ...
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... thought , the poet describes himself , — ' Whom the muse loved , and gave him good and ill ; Ill , that of light she did his eyes deprive , Good , that sweet minstrelsies divine at will She lent him , and a voice men's ears to thrill ...
... thought , the poet describes himself , — ' Whom the muse loved , and gave him good and ill ; Ill , that of light she did his eyes deprive , Good , that sweet minstrelsies divine at will She lent him , and a voice men's ears to thrill ...
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... thought or purpose ; and when Ulysses attempted to comfort him , by referring to the glory of his earthly career , he mournfully replied , - ' Rather would I , in the Sun's warmth divine , Serve some poor churl who drags his days in ...
... thought or purpose ; and when Ulysses attempted to comfort him , by referring to the glory of his earthly career , he mournfully replied , - ' Rather would I , in the Sun's warmth divine , Serve some poor churl who drags his days in ...
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