The British Essayists: SpectatorAlexander Chalmers J. M'Creery, Printer, 1817 - English essays |
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... tural symptom which the mind of man has of its own immortality . I take it at the same time for granted , that the immortality of the soul is sufficiently established by other arguments : and if so , this appetite , which otherwise ...
... tural symptom which the mind of man has of its own immortality . I take it at the same time for granted , that the immortality of the soul is sufficiently established by other arguments : and if so , this appetite , which otherwise ...
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... tural beauty , without any foreign or affected orna- ments . AN HYMN TO VENUS . O VENUS , beauty of the skies , To whom a thousand temples rise , Gaily false in gentle smiles , Full of love - perplexing wiles ; O goddess ! from my heart ...
... tural beauty , without any foreign or affected orna- ments . AN HYMN TO VENUS . O VENUS , beauty of the skies , To whom a thousand temples rise , Gaily false in gentle smiles , Full of love - perplexing wiles ; O goddess ! from my heart ...
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... tural causes . You have mentioned only the volu- bility of their tongues ; but what do you think of the silent flattery of their pretty faces , and the persua- sion which even an insipid discourse carries with it when flowing from ...
... tural causes . You have mentioned only the volu- bility of their tongues ; but what do you think of the silent flattery of their pretty faces , and the persua- sion which even an insipid discourse carries with it when flowing from ...
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... tural for such as have not succeeded in it to depre- ciate the works of those who have . For since they cannot raise themselves to the reputation of their fellow - writers , they must endeavour to sink that to their own pitch , if they ...
... tural for such as have not succeeded in it to depre- ciate the works of those who have . For since they cannot raise themselves to the reputation of their fellow - writers , they must endeavour to sink that to their own pitch , if they ...
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