American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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... least to learn the art of self- government , before we attempt to revolutionize morals and lite- rature , settling , if it be possible , one rock below the quicksand , for a safe and secure foundation . This versatility of mind ...
... least to learn the art of self- government , before we attempt to revolutionize morals and lite- rature , settling , if it be possible , one rock below the quicksand , for a safe and secure foundation . This versatility of mind ...
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... least , doubtless little better than Heathen Greek . But are not the ends for which these languages are selected , in preference to all others , answered precisely in proportion to the accuracy with which they are learnt ? And shall we ...
... least , doubtless little better than Heathen Greek . But are not the ends for which these languages are selected , in preference to all others , answered precisely in proportion to the accuracy with which they are learnt ? And shall we ...
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... least co - equal and co - ordinate with that of the other two . We have in a former page endeavoured to present some of the many considerations which the state of our own country furnishes in connexion with this topic , but to do it ...
... least co - equal and co - ordinate with that of the other two . We have in a former page endeavoured to present some of the many considerations which the state of our own country furnishes in connexion with this topic , but to do it ...
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... least distinguished in America , when we say that few even of the most accurate read- ers - those who bear off the college honours - get beyond the surface of the classics , or seem at all aware of the mighty ashes over which they so ...
... least distinguished in America , when we say that few even of the most accurate read- ers - those who bear off the college honours - get beyond the surface of the classics , or seem at all aware of the mighty ashes over which they so ...
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... least appreciated , his Lyrics , to the young student , in new and beautiful attitudes , and excites an af- fection for the poet commensurate with the pleasure derived from his perusal . No boy should touch the Greek tragedians with ...
... least appreciated , his Lyrics , to the young student , in new and beautiful attitudes , and excites an af- fection for the poet commensurate with the pleasure derived from his perusal . No boy should touch the Greek tragedians with ...
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