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... noble and precious than to scrutinize or to stigmatize what I might perceive to be worthless and base . It is not indeed always possible to show cause for our admiration of great men and their great work , and not seem in passing to ...
... noble and precious than to scrutinize or to stigmatize what I might perceive to be worthless and base . It is not indeed always possible to show cause for our admiration of great men and their great work , and not seem in passing to ...
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... noble and good . But there can never have been a time of unmixed good or evil ; and he only who has felt the pulse of an age can tell us how fast or slow its heart really beat towards evil or towards good . A man who writes of a nation ...
... noble and good . But there can never have been a time of unmixed good or evil ; and he only who has felt the pulse of an age can tell us how fast or slow its heart really beat towards evil or towards good . A man who writes of a nation ...
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... noble scorn and nobler pity ; the verse which sets a crown on the head of the people and a brand on the face of the mob is such as it is given but to one man in an age to write , and that by no means in every age . Then , for the first ...
... noble scorn and nobler pity ; the verse which sets a crown on the head of the people and a brand on the face of the mob is such as it is given but to one man in an age to write , and that by no means in every age . Then , for the first ...
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... noble and credible was never more clearly expounded or more loftily proclaimed . The fiery love and faith of the patriot find again and ever again some fresh glory of speech , some new splendour of song , in which to array themselves ...
... noble and credible was never more clearly expounded or more loftily proclaimed . The fiery love and faith of the patriot find again and ever again some fresh glory of speech , some new splendour of song , in which to array themselves ...
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... the sight of Europe their own evil works with the noble dreams and deeds of better men , and sullied with the fumes of blood and fire the once sublime and stainless 66 66 name of commune " -this same voice was 28 VICTOR HUGO :
... the sight of Europe their own evil works with the noble dreams and deeds of better men , and sullied with the fumes of blood and fire the once sublime and stainless 66 66 name of commune " -this same voice was 28 VICTOR HUGO :
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