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... falling upon its victim , breaks itself to pieces . Without any other armor than an offended frown , an indignant eye , and a rebuking voice , decrepit age , timid womanhood , the weakest of our species , may daunt the most daring ; for ...
... falling upon its victim , breaks itself to pieces . Without any other armor than an offended frown , an indignant eye , and a rebuking voice , decrepit age , timid womanhood , the weakest of our species , may daunt the most daring ; for ...
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... fall prostrate before any daub provided it be sanctified by a popular name . It may be objected that no artist would have acquired a great name unless he had been a great painter ; a position to which there are exceptions , although we ...
... fall prostrate before any daub provided it be sanctified by a popular name . It may be objected that no artist would have acquired a great name unless he had been a great painter ; a position to which there are exceptions , although we ...
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... fall still - born from the press , an author may fairly be said to have lost his life as soon as he is deliv- ered of it , so that this objection is , in fact , removed . AUTO DE FÉ - OR ACT OF FAITH - Roasting our fellow creatures ...
... fall still - born from the press , an author may fairly be said to have lost his life as soon as he is deliv- ered of it , so that this objection is , in fact , removed . AUTO DE FÉ - OR ACT OF FAITH - Roasting our fellow creatures ...
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... fall . An author should call in the aid of some brilliant pen , and cause the distressing scenes of the deluge to be portrayed in the most lively colors for his use . He should gaze at Noah and be brief . The ark should constantly ...
... fall . An author should call in the aid of some brilliant pen , and cause the distressing scenes of the deluge to be portrayed in the most lively colors for his use . He should gaze at Noah and be brief . The ark should constantly ...
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... fall , and all your glory ends in smoke . Safe in my chair from wounds and woe , My fire and smoke from mine own mouth I blow . Ye booksellers ! who deal , like me , in puffs , The public smokes You and your hoax , And turns your empty ...
... fall , and all your glory ends in smoke . Safe in my chair from wounds and woe , My fire and smoke from mine own mouth I blow . Ye booksellers ! who deal , like me , in puffs , The public smokes You and your hoax , And turns your empty ...
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