American Quarterly Review, Volume 17 |
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Page 14
Their works derive not their strength from momentary passions or local
associations , but speak to feelings common to mankind , and reach the
innermost movements of the soul ; and hence it is that they have an immortal
spirit , which carries ...
Their works derive not their strength from momentary passions or local
associations , but speak to feelings common to mankind , and reach the
innermost movements of the soul ; and hence it is that they have an immortal
spirit , which carries ...
Page 16
And I charge you who have any lingering love of classical literature , all who
regard the great common cause of letters , all who have at heart the real welfare
and substantial reputation of our country , I charge you all , as you love that
country ...
And I charge you who have any lingering love of classical literature , all who
regard the great common cause of letters , all who have at heart the real welfare
and substantial reputation of our country , I charge you all , as you love that
country ...
Page 19
The acquisition of ancient learning is an accomplishment , but it is one , the
importance of which no common objector , though mounted on his hobby of utility
, can trample down or conceal . It is an accomplishment that strengthens as well
as ...
The acquisition of ancient learning is an accomplishment , but it is one , the
importance of which no common objector , though mounted on his hobby of utility
, can trample down or conceal . It is an accomplishment that strengthens as well
as ...
Page 30
... forgetting or neglecting the common parents of them all , condemning their
venerable symbols to oblivion , and holding them but as the playthings of infancy
-- the steps by which childhood climbs into knowledge , the accurate and lifelong
...
... forgetting or neglecting the common parents of them all , condemning their
venerable symbols to oblivion , and holding them but as the playthings of infancy
-- the steps by which childhood climbs into knowledge , the accurate and lifelong
...
Page 32
... beautiful in nature , 31 hay investing common objects with its own purity and
loveliness . 32 [ March , Poems of Lamartine . POEMS OF LAMARTINE, Euvres d'
Alphonse de Lamartine Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses, par A de Lamartine
.
... beautiful in nature , 31 hay investing common objects with its own purity and
loveliness . 32 [ March , Poems of Lamartine . POEMS OF LAMARTINE, Euvres d'
Alphonse de Lamartine Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses, par A de Lamartine
.
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Bibliographic information
| 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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