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Page 156
... spirit , and impudence the affectation of it . He that writes with judgment , and never rises into improper warmths , manifests the true force of genius ; in like manner , he who is quiet and equal in his behaviour , is supported in ...
... spirit , and impudence the affectation of it . He that writes with judgment , and never rises into improper warmths , manifests the true force of genius ; in like manner , he who is quiet and equal in his behaviour , is supported in ...
Page 164
... spirit , and conducting Eve to her destruc- tion , while Adam was at too great a distance from her to give her his assistance . These several parti- culars are all of them wrought into the following similitude : Hope elevates , and joy ...
... spirit , and conducting Eve to her destruc- tion , while Adam was at too great a distance from her to give her his assistance . These several parti- culars are all of them wrought into the following similitude : Hope elevates , and joy ...
Page 321
... spirit . It is far from greatness of spirit to persist in the wrong in any thing ; nor is it a diminution of greatness of spirit to have been in the wrong . Perfection is not the attribute of man , therefore he is not degraded by the ...
... spirit . It is far from greatness of spirit to persist in the wrong in any thing ; nor is it a diminution of greatness of spirit to have been in the wrong . Perfection is not the attribute of man , therefore he is not degraded by the ...
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