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... for the Times ; of which I may be permitted to say , -as it was not written by myself -that a more admirable composition , both in matter and style , I never met with . In the October number of the Edinburgh Review , 1851 PREFACE . vii.
... for the Times ; of which I may be permitted to say , -as it was not written by myself -that a more admirable composition , both in matter and style , I never met with . In the October number of the Edinburgh Review , 1851 PREFACE . vii.
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... matter as his . ' They little think that it is the strangeness and obscurity of the style that make the power It is worth observing that this writer , as well as very many others of the same stamp , professes to be a believer in what he ...
... matter as his . ' They little think that it is the strangeness and obscurity of the style that make the power It is worth observing that this writer , as well as very many others of the same stamp , professes to be a believer in what he ...
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... matter . Many a work of this description may remind one of the supposed ancient shield which had been found by the antiquary Martinus Scriblerus , and which he highly prized , incrusted as it was with venerable rust . He mused on the ...
... matter . Many a work of this description may remind one of the supposed ancient shield which had been found by the antiquary Martinus Scriblerus , and which he highly prized , incrusted as it was with venerable rust . He mused on the ...
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... matter of curious and interesting speculation to the studious few , while the effect of them is practically felt by many who never read , or perhaps even heard of them . But his Essays retain their popularity , as relating chiefly to ...
... matter of curious and interesting speculation to the studious few , while the effect of them is practically felt by many who never read , or perhaps even heard of them . But his Essays retain their popularity , as relating chiefly to ...
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... matters con- nected with Physical Science , is his speculation concerning the well - known plant called misselto . He ... matter itself , indeed , is of little importance ; but it indicates , no less than if it were of the greatest , a ...
... matters con- nected with Physical Science , is his speculation concerning the well - known plant called misselto . He ... matter itself , indeed , is of little importance ; but it indicates , no less than if it were of the greatest , a ...
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Common terms and phrases
advantage Æneid ancient ANNOTATIONS ANTITHETA Aristotle atheists Augustus Cæsar Bacon believe better Bishop Butler Cæsar called cause character christian Church common commonly contrary counsel course cunning danger desire divine doctrine doth doubt Edinburgh Review effect envy Epicurus error ESSAY evil favour fear feel Galba give hath helotism Henry VII honour human important infallible instance judgment Julius Cæsar keep kind king labour less maketh man's matter means men's ment merely mind moral nature never object observed opinion opposite party perceive perhaps persons political Pompey practice princes principle profess racter reason regard religion religious remarkable Roman Roman Catholic saith Scripture seditions sense side sometimes speak superstition supposed sure Tacitus things thou thought tion true truth unto usury Vespasian virtue wealth wisdom wise word