A Hand-book of English Literature, Intended for the Use of High Schools, as Well as a Companion and Guide for Private Students, and for General Readers |
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Page 11
... kind from another , we need no proof but our own experience , inasmuch as we are at the hearing of some more inclined unto sorrow and heaviness , of some more mollified and softened in mind ; one kind apter to stay and settle us ...
... kind from another , we need no proof but our own experience , inasmuch as we are at the hearing of some more inclined unto sorrow and heaviness , of some more mollified and softened in mind ; one kind apter to stay and settle us ...
Page 12
... kind and degree of those impressions which the matter that goeth with it leaveth , or is apt to leave , in men's minds , doth rather blemish and disgrace that we do , than add either beauty or furtherance unto it . On the other side ...
... kind and degree of those impressions which the matter that goeth with it leaveth , or is apt to leave , in men's minds , doth rather blemish and disgrace that we do , than add either beauty or furtherance unto it . On the other side ...
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... kind of fountain , which we may call a bathing - pool , it may admit much curiosity and beauty , where- with we will not trouble ourselves : as , that the bottom be finely paved , and with images : the sides likewise ; and withal ...
... kind of fountain , which we may call a bathing - pool , it may admit much curiosity and beauty , where- with we will not trouble ourselves : as , that the bottom be finely paved , and with images : the sides likewise ; and withal ...
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... kind of species or creature whatsoever . I cannot tell by what logic we call a toad , a bear , or an elephant ugly ; they being created in those outward shapes and figures which best express the actions of their inward forms ; and ...
... kind of species or creature whatsoever . I cannot tell by what logic we call a toad , a bear , or an elephant ugly ; they being created in those outward shapes and figures which best express the actions of their inward forms ; and ...
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... kind of indig- nation and haughtiness with those who were refractory , and durst contend with his greatness , so towards all who complied with his good pleasure , and courted his protection , he used great civility , gen- erosity , and ...
... kind of indig- nation and haughtiness with those who were refractory , and durst contend with his greatness , so towards all who complied with his good pleasure , and courted his protection , he used great civility , gen- erosity , and ...
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