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Page 68
... Never flat from emptiness , never boisterous from eloquence , her periods ap- proach the reader like the successive waves of a calm sea , which delight without disturbing the stillness of the twilight wanderer : they are the waves of ...
... Never flat from emptiness , never boisterous from eloquence , her periods ap- proach the reader like the successive waves of a calm sea , which delight without disturbing the stillness of the twilight wanderer : they are the waves of ...
Page 202
... never forgave those whom he injured . He was capable of performing a generous action , but the object of his bounty was ever after the victim of a barbarous tyranny . His maxims were , never to trust , and he could not be deceived ...
... never forgave those whom he injured . He was capable of performing a generous action , but the object of his bounty was ever after the victim of a barbarous tyranny . His maxims were , never to trust , and he could not be deceived ...
Page 517
... never had it in their power to become acquainted with Eng- lish manners because , when the portrait is well represented , we feel its merit , its truth , and its resemblance , even though we have never met the original . ' This is sound ...
... never had it in their power to become acquainted with Eng- lish manners because , when the portrait is well represented , we feel its merit , its truth , and its resemblance , even though we have never met the original . ' This is sound ...
Contents
Relation of the Siege of Tarragona | 53 |
Retreat Description | 60 |
Liberality and Prejudice | 66 |
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