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... less is it thus with po etry . The progress of refinement rarely sup- plies these arts with better objects of imitation . It may , indeed , improve the instruments which are necessary to the mechanical operations of the musician , the ...
... less is it thus with po etry . The progress of refinement rarely sup- plies these arts with better objects of imitation . It may , indeed , improve the instruments which are necessary to the mechanical operations of the musician , the ...
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... less striking , ac- cording as the occasions which gave birth to them are more or less interesting . But they are , almost without exception , dignified by a sobriety and greatness of mind to which we know not where to look for a ...
... less striking , ac- cording as the occasions which gave birth to them are more or less interesting . But they are , almost without exception , dignified by a sobriety and greatness of mind to which we know not where to look for a ...
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... less striking , ac- cording as the occasions which gave birth to them are more or less interesting . But they are , almost without exception , dignified by a sobriety and greatness of mind to which we know not where to look for a ...
... less striking , ac- cording as the occasions which gave birth to them are more or less interesting . But they are , almost without exception , dignified by a sobriety and greatness of mind to which we know not where to look for a ...
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... less , and was neglected till it became really so . These tactics maintained their ground for cen- turies in most parts of Europe . That foot sol- diers could withstand the charge of heavy ca- valry was thought utterly impossible , till ...
... less , and was neglected till it became really so . These tactics maintained their ground for cen- turies in most parts of Europe . That foot sol- diers could withstand the charge of heavy ca- valry was thought utterly impossible , till ...
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... less prosperous communities trembled ; templative statesman appear to have been blended , in the mind of the writer , into a rare and exquisite harmony . His skill in the de- tais of business had not been acquired at the expense of his ...
... less prosperous communities trembled ; templative statesman appear to have been blended , in the mind of the writer , into a rare and exquisite harmony . His skill in the de- tais of business had not been acquired at the expense of his ...
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