American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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... spirit of the age , and , I fear , the spirit of our government , and , I am sure , the present habits and impulses of society among us , notwithstanding the fine things which have been said of it ( partly by ourselves ) , are adverse ...
... spirit of the age , and , I fear , the spirit of our government , and , I am sure , the present habits and impulses of society among us , notwithstanding the fine things which have been said of it ( partly by ourselves ) , are adverse ...
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... no part to act with grace and dignity in the presence of foreign nations , no self - re- spect to enforce by a consciousness of equality ? The spirit of liberty rejects no sources of light . It is her 18 [ March , Classical Learning .
... no part to act with grace and dignity in the presence of foreign nations , no self - re- spect to enforce by a consciousness of equality ? The spirit of liberty rejects no sources of light . It is her 18 [ March , Classical Learning .
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... spirit , which clothes the ruins of antiquity with magic , even in their sad and mournful decay . The principles of taste are invoked to adorn and refine the architecture and amusements of the nation . The theatre takes the place of the ...
... spirit , which clothes the ruins of antiquity with magic , even in their sad and mournful decay . The principles of taste are invoked to adorn and refine the architecture and amusements of the nation . The theatre takes the place of the ...
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... spirit and characteristics . † We appeal to those whose expe- rience can prompt them , if this is not a fair representation of the routine of college recitations in the classics . Enough is seldom done , ( whether the fault lie with the ...
... spirit and characteristics . † We appeal to those whose expe- rience can prompt them , if this is not a fair representation of the routine of college recitations in the classics . Enough is seldom done , ( whether the fault lie with the ...
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... spirit of Greece and Rome , that they could , on any emergency , furnish a copy of Latin verses equal to one of the Oxford prize poems , or the elegant trifles of some of the British magazines , to say nothing of the higher flights of ...
... spirit of Greece and Rome , that they could , on any emergency , furnish a copy of Latin verses equal to one of the Oxford prize poems , or the elegant trifles of some of the British magazines , to say nothing of the higher flights of ...
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