American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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... respect which makes thee thus divine ! The trophies of past grandeur , great though vain , Which at thy feet in Rome's proud dust remain ! All that is thine , even ruin , consecrate ! Nor envy those who boast a brighter fate : But , as ...
... respect which makes thee thus divine ! The trophies of past grandeur , great though vain , Which at thy feet in Rome's proud dust remain ! All that is thine , even ruin , consecrate ! Nor envy those who boast a brighter fate : But , as ...
Page 58
... respects , from those in the United States . Day visiting , except on Sun- days , is not usual . At sunset , the ladies are generally prepared to receive company , and expect it . To give an idea of the forms of society , our author ...
... respects , from those in the United States . Day visiting , except on Sun- days , is not usual . At sunset , the ladies are generally prepared to receive company , and expect it . To give an idea of the forms of society , our author ...
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... respect . Like one of experience and tact in the world , he at once drew their attention to the miniatures of some young beaux , and then to some prints , keeping up their admiration to the last ; and on taking leave , assured them , in ...
... respect . Like one of experience and tact in the world , he at once drew their attention to the miniatures of some young beaux , and then to some prints , keeping up their admiration to the last ; and on taking leave , assured them , in ...
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... respect , if not affection for each other , than is commonly manifested by Americans . The younger brothers and sisters are always obedient to their elders ; men established in life often refuse to perform trifling acts , on the ground ...
... respect , if not affection for each other , than is commonly manifested by Americans . The younger brothers and sisters are always obedient to their elders ; men established in life often refuse to perform trifling acts , on the ground ...
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... respect , he was not unlike a distinguished British general , whose fortune it has been , on more than one occasion , to hold the helm of state in England , as he has also led her ar- mies to battle . Indeed , the military characters of ...
... respect , he was not unlike a distinguished British general , whose fortune it has been , on more than one occasion , to hold the helm of state in England , as he has also led her ar- mies to battle . Indeed , the military characters of ...
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