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... original ornaments , but none of it appears to have ever been glazed . " How melancholy to observe , in the midst of these forsaken wilds , the re- liques of anterior civilization , and abo- lished arts ! Here perhaps dwelt some ...
... original ornaments , but none of it appears to have ever been glazed . " How melancholy to observe , in the midst of these forsaken wilds , the re- liques of anterior civilization , and abo- lished arts ! Here perhaps dwelt some ...
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... original natives , whom they affect so much to despise . If necessity did not sometimes set the invention to work , the Cape - boór would feel no spur to assist himself in any thing ; if the surface of the country was not covered with ...
... original natives , whom they affect so much to despise . If necessity did not sometimes set the invention to work , the Cape - boór would feel no spur to assist himself in any thing ; if the surface of the country was not covered with ...
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... original grants they were bound to do : hedge rows and trees would shelter the ground , and attract moisture from the atmosphere . A fa mily or two might be procured from Madeira , to improve the process of mak- ing wine . A Dutch ...
... original grants they were bound to do : hedge rows and trees would shelter the ground , and attract moisture from the atmosphere . A fa mily or two might be procured from Madeira , to improve the process of mak- ing wine . A Dutch ...
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... original translations , and imitations . His original poems consist of an Eulogium upon the God of War ; a De- scription of Mount Vesuvius ; Verses in Praise of Bacchus ; Panegyrics upon dis- tinguished Persons , his cotemporaries ; Epi ...
... original translations , and imitations . His original poems consist of an Eulogium upon the God of War ; a De- scription of Mount Vesuvius ; Verses in Praise of Bacchus ; Panegyrics upon dis- tinguished Persons , his cotemporaries ; Epi ...
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... original form they have never ventured to deviate . Their tem- ples are mostly constructed upon the same plan , with the addition of a second , and sometimes a third roof , one above the other . The whole of their architec ture indeed ...
... original form they have never ventured to deviate . Their tem- ples are mostly constructed upon the same plan , with the addition of a second , and sometimes a third roof , one above the other . The whole of their architec ture indeed ...
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Page 520 - You have still an honourable part to act. The affections of your subjects may still be recovered. But before you subdue their hearts you must gain a noble victory over your own. Discard those little, personal resentments which have too long directed your public conduct. Pardon this man the remainder of his punishment; and, if resentment still prevails, make it what it should have been long since — an act, not of mercy, but of contempt.
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