American Quarterly Review, Volume 17 |
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... and conversation , more hostile to individual elevation of mind , and more
paralyzing to every thing generous and noble in national character , than the
perpetual reference of every thing to its equivalent in common and ordinary
estimation .
... and conversation , more hostile to individual elevation of mind , and more
paralyzing to every thing generous and noble in national character , than the
perpetual reference of every thing to its equivalent in common and ordinary
estimation .
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... any thing substantial or satisfactory . The very objection which is urged against
the study of the learned languages , that they depict a state of society with which
VOL . XVII . NO . 33. - 2 EN Ihan then we have nothing in common , would 1835.
... any thing substantial or satisfactory . The very objection which is urged against
the study of the learned languages , that they depict a state of society with which
VOL . XVII . NO . 33. - 2 EN Ihan then we have nothing in common , would 1835.
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EN Ihan then we have nothing in common , would , were it true , furnish an
argument in favour of their acquisition . That man would acquire a singular
knowledge of the moon , who viewed her only at the full ; and he would be
curiously fitted to ...
EN Ihan then we have nothing in common , would , were it true , furnish an
argument in favour of their acquisition . That man would acquire a singular
knowledge of the moon , who viewed her only at the full ; and he would be
curiously fitted to ...
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And since the object is not so much knowledge , as the means of knowledge , the
command of powers , and use of tools , the Greek and Latin languages are
selected by common consent , not only for the immortal treasures they contain ,
but ...
And since the object is not so much knowledge , as the means of knowledge , the
command of powers , and use of tools , the Greek and Latin languages are
selected by common consent , not only for the immortal treasures they contain ,
but ...
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... this eloquent passage at length , because it expresses our own opinions with
singular force and felicity , and because we are not unwilling to contrast the
glowing , yet highly chastened diction of Mr. Gardiner , with the puerilities and
common ...
... this eloquent passage at length , because it expresses our own opinions with
singular force and felicity , and because we are not unwilling to contrast the
glowing , yet highly chastened diction of Mr. Gardiner , with the puerilities and
common ...
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| Title | American Quarterly Review, Volume 17 |
| Editor | Robert Walsh |
| Publisher | Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Oct 2019 |
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