American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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... centuries . There is another feature in the national mind , the result of a peculiar position and discipline , to which we must necessarily advert , in connexion with our subsequent remarks , and 1835. ] Classical Learning .
... centuries . There is another feature in the national mind , the result of a peculiar position and discipline , to which we must necessarily advert , in connexion with our subsequent remarks , and 1835. ] Classical Learning .
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... resulting from the contemplation of great models in art and literature , which dignify man's conceptions of himself , and the objects of his cre- ation , and which chasten and neutralize his sordid and selfish propensities . We learn ...
... resulting from the contemplation of great models in art and literature , which dignify man's conceptions of himself , and the objects of his cre- ation , and which chasten and neutralize his sordid and selfish propensities . We learn ...
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... result and flash upon truth , it is yet a useless result , an unut- terable , incommunicable , voiceless truth , -a waste flower in the wilderness , —a gem buried in the ocean , -until it has been embodied 12 [ March , Classical Learning .
... result and flash upon truth , it is yet a useless result , an unut- terable , incommunicable , voiceless truth , -a waste flower in the wilderness , —a gem buried in the ocean , -until it has been embodied 12 [ March , Classical Learning .
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... result of the system he advocates , and the studies he recommends . 66 Man , the noblest work of God in this lower world , walks abroad thro ' its laby- rinths of grandeur and beauty , amid countless manifestations of creativ power and ...
... result of the system he advocates , and the studies he recommends . 66 Man , the noblest work of God in this lower world , walks abroad thro ' its laby- rinths of grandeur and beauty , amid countless manifestations of creativ power and ...
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... result of an elaborate examination of this subject by our naval officer , is that it is advisable not to pass through the Straits La Mair ; to keep close in with the land ; not to go south of 57 ° ; and not to attempt to decrease the ...
... result of an elaborate examination of this subject by our naval officer , is that it is advisable not to pass through the Straits La Mair ; to keep close in with the land ; not to go south of 57 ° ; and not to attempt to decrease the ...
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