The Analectic Magazine, Volume 3Published and sold by Moses Thomas, 1814 |
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... circumstance , within and without , lent its aid in building up his greatness . Equally con- stituted for reflection and for action , it was his happiness to be al- lowed full time for treasuring matter for contemplation , and for comi ...
... circumstance , within and without , lent its aid in building up his greatness . Equally con- stituted for reflection and for action , it was his happiness to be al- lowed full time for treasuring matter for contemplation , and for comi ...
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... circumstance and con- tingency ; nor , indeed , of any thing less than that disposing power which determines , as it brings us into being , the measure of our competency , be it small or great . That sometimes these great men appear in ...
... circumstance and con- tingency ; nor , indeed , of any thing less than that disposing power which determines , as it brings us into being , the measure of our competency , be it small or great . That sometimes these great men appear in ...
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... circumstances in the character of its productions , and of its brute or human inhabitants - and will make some observations , some comparisons , some conjectures , a little deeper than the ab- solute surface of the objects they ...
... circumstances in the character of its productions , and of its brute or human inhabitants - and will make some observations , some comparisons , some conjectures , a little deeper than the ab- solute surface of the objects they ...
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... circumstances in which it is a duty to do acts of which a man's own death is the necessary result . This is no uncommon dictate of military obe- dience . In all operations of war , it is a duty to hazard life ; and a greater degree of ...
... circumstances in which it is a duty to do acts of which a man's own death is the necessary result . This is no uncommon dictate of military obe- dience . In all operations of war , it is a duty to hazard life ; and a greater degree of ...
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... circumstances , show the power of human nature to do the same acts without the bribe of fame . Backwardness in mounting a breach , or boarding a ship , is a rare occurrence . Volunteers for service of the most desperate danger are ...
... circumstances , show the power of human nature to do the same acts without the bribe of fame . Backwardness in mounting a breach , or boarding a ship , is a rare occurrence . Volunteers for service of the most desperate danger are ...
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