The National Review, Volume 2Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot Robert Theobald, 1856 - Periodicals |
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... distinct mastery of that which they do not wish to learn . There is nothing to be said for a preceptor who is not dry . Mr. Carlyle describes with bitter satire the fate of one of his heroes who was obliged to acquire whole systems of ...
... distinct mastery of that which they do not wish to learn . There is nothing to be said for a preceptor who is not dry . Mr. Carlyle describes with bitter satire the fate of one of his heroes who was obliged to acquire whole systems of ...
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... distinct disbelief in the existence of a supernatural Being . This would be very unjust ; his cold composed mind had nothing in common with the Jacob- inical outbreak of the next generation . He was no doubt a theist after the fashion ...
... distinct disbelief in the existence of a supernatural Being . This would be very unjust ; his cold composed mind had nothing in common with the Jacob- inical outbreak of the next generation . He was no doubt a theist after the fashion ...
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... distinct from those of the historian . In the one case , it is not only allowable , but also becoming , that the writer should frequently appear in his own person , admit us to the conclave of his own meditations , and discuss , as it ...
... distinct from those of the historian . In the one case , it is not only allowable , but also becoming , that the writer should frequently appear in his own person , admit us to the conclave of his own meditations , and discuss , as it ...
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... distinct from their subject- population ; but the difference between them may not have been greater than that which is ordinarily perceived between moun- tain and valley tribes , for example , between the Dorians and the subject Achæans ...
... distinct from their subject- population ; but the difference between them may not have been greater than that which is ordinarily perceived between moun- tain and valley tribes , for example , between the Dorians and the subject Achæans ...
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... distinct vision for objects at different distances . This formed the subject of his first paper communicated to the Royal Society , and facilitated his admission into that body in 1794. Among Life and Writings of Dr. Thomas Young . 71.
... distinct vision for objects at different distances . This formed the subject of his first paper communicated to the Royal Society , and facilitated his admission into that body in 1794. Among Life and Writings of Dr. Thomas Young . 71.
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