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Page 13
... side . His poetry reminds us of the miracles of Alpine scenery . Nooks and dells , beau- tiful as fairy land , are embosomed in its most rugged and gigantic elevations . The roses and myrtles bloom unchilled on the verge of the MILTON . 13.
... side . His poetry reminds us of the miracles of Alpine scenery . Nooks and dells , beau- tiful as fairy land , are embosomed in its most rugged and gigantic elevations . The roses and myrtles bloom unchilled on the verge of the MILTON . 13.
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... side of the question is the charming narra- tive of Mrs. Hutchinson . May's History of the Parliament is good ; but it breaks off at the most interesting crisis of the struggle . The performance of Ludlow is foolish and violent ; and ...
... side of the question is the charming narra- tive of Mrs. Hutchinson . May's History of the Parliament is good ; but it breaks off at the most interesting crisis of the struggle . The performance of Ludlow is foolish and violent ; and ...
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... side of popular rights . He knew the whole beauty and value of the system which he attempted to deface . He was the first of the Rats , the first of those statesmen whose patriotism has been only the coquetry of political prostitution ...
... side of popular rights . He knew the whole beauty and value of the system which he attempted to deface . He was the first of the Rats , the first of those statesmen whose patriotism has been only the coquetry of political prostitution ...
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... side of the King on this ques- tion would have cursed their own loyalty , if they had seen him return from war at the head of twenty thousand troops , accustomed to carnage and free quarters in Ireland . We think , with Mr. Hallam ...
... side of the King on this ques- tion would have cursed their own loyalty , if they had seen him return from war at the head of twenty thousand troops , accustomed to carnage and free quarters in Ireland . We think , with Mr. Hallam ...
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... side , and all the wrong on the other . But here was a schism which separated a great nation into two parties . Of ... sides there was , undoubtedly , enough of crime and enough of error to disgust any man who did not reflect that the ...
... side , and all the wrong on the other . But here was a schism which separated a great nation into two parties . Of ... sides there was , undoubtedly , enough of crime and enough of error to disgust any man who did not reflect that the ...
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