The Retrospective Review, Volume 9Charles and Henry Baldwyn, 1823 - Books |
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Page 177
... interest , than in the changes of dynasties and the revolutions of empires . In this point of view , indeed , works of imagination , when its higher attributes are employed upon local scenes and cotem- porary subjects , are frequently ...
... interest , than in the changes of dynasties and the revolutions of empires . In this point of view , indeed , works of imagination , when its higher attributes are employed upon local scenes and cotem- porary subjects , are frequently ...
Page 233
... interest to be extracted from them . The returns to these circulars , which would not fail to be very numerous and important , though not in all in- stances of equal minuteness and accuracy , ought to be depo- sited in some place of ...
... interest to be extracted from them . The returns to these circulars , which would not fail to be very numerous and important , though not in all in- stances of equal minuteness and accuracy , ought to be depo- sited in some place of ...
Page 249
... interest from the curiosity we feel about the crimes and misfortunes of our fellow - creatures , yet its direct and im- mediate effect arises from the simple and natural develope- ment of human passion ; and the obvious tendency of that ...
... interest from the curiosity we feel about the crimes and misfortunes of our fellow - creatures , yet its direct and im- mediate effect arises from the simple and natural develope- ment of human passion ; and the obvious tendency of that ...
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