American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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... true that the man of accurate thought is incapable , because he has not studied language , of accurate ex- pression , it is universally true that he who has greatly studied accuracy of expres- sion , words , their arrangement , force ...
... true that the man of accurate thought is incapable , because he has not studied language , of accurate ex- pression , it is universally true that he who has greatly studied accuracy of expres- sion , words , their arrangement , force ...
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... true in modern letters . Tried by a severity of taste , and an accuracy of ear , which no recent nation has attempted to parallel , its poetry breathes of the very essence of harmony and strength , conveying sentiments at once elegant ...
... true in modern letters . Tried by a severity of taste , and an accuracy of ear , which no recent nation has attempted to parallel , its poetry breathes of the very essence of harmony and strength , conveying sentiments at once elegant ...
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... true end of philosophy , in in- citing to worthy actions . And finally , he may well and worthily appreciate the great truth , that as with individuals so with na- tions , there is no true greatness , and no enduring name , without a ...
... true end of philosophy , in in- citing to worthy actions . And finally , he may well and worthily appreciate the great truth , that as with individuals so with na- tions , there is no true greatness , and no enduring name , without a ...
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... other hand , the press can exhibit many noble in- stances of fearless disregard of interest , and magnanimous devo- tion to the true welfare of the nation . But it is in a literary , as well as 16 [ March , Classical Learning .
... other hand , the press can exhibit many noble in- stances of fearless disregard of interest , and magnanimous devo- tion to the true welfare of the nation . But it is in a literary , as well as 16 [ March , Classical Learning .
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... true , had no need to use the machinery of the ancients , but he deemed it legitimate to consider their belief , and the personifications of their faith , in the light of realities , so far as description and allusion were concerned ...
... true , had no need to use the machinery of the ancients , but he deemed it legitimate to consider their belief , and the personifications of their faith , in the light of realities , so far as description and allusion were concerned ...
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