The British Prose Writers, Том 1J. Sharpe, 1821 |
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... appear , to move the world : but when we carry our research into his bosom , we find nothing there but the ebullition and froth of some common or corrupt passions ; and we are struck with the contrast between the littleness within , and ...
... appear , to move the world : but when we carry our research into his bosom , we find nothing there but the ebullition and froth of some common or corrupt passions ; and we are struck with the contrast between the littleness within , and ...
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... at different and remote intervals of his life , they appear to have shared a more than common portion of their great author's regard ; and they are evidently composed in his happiest manner , and 5 with the full stretch of his powers . In.
... at different and remote intervals of his life , they appear to have shared a more than common portion of their great author's regard ; and they are evidently composed in his happiest manner , and 5 with the full stretch of his powers . In.
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... appear to be the same men till the last in- stant . Augustus Cæsar died in a compliment : " Livia , conjugii nostri memor , vive et vale . " Ti- berius in dissimulation , ás Tacitus saith of him , " Jam Tiberium vires et corpus , non ...
... appear to be the same men till the last in- stant . Augustus Cæsar died in a compliment : " Livia , conjugii nostri memor , vive et vale . " Ti- berius in dissimulation , ás Tacitus saith of him , " Jam Tiberium vires et corpus , non ...
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... , the true placing of them importeth exceedingly . There appear to be two extremes : for to certain zealots all speech of pacification is odious . " Is it peace , Jehu ? " . " What hast thou to do with peace ? turn OF UNITY IN RELIGION .
... , the true placing of them importeth exceedingly . There appear to be two extremes : for to certain zealots all speech of pacification is odious . " Is it peace , Jehu ? " . " What hast thou to do with peace ? turn OF UNITY IN RELIGION .
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... appear most in adversity . It is yet a higher speech of his than the other ( much too high for a heathen ) , " It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man , and the security of a God : " - " Vere magnum habere fragilitatem ...
... appear most in adversity . It is yet a higher speech of his than the other ( much too high for a heathen ) , " It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man , and the security of a God : " - " Vere magnum habere fragilitatem ...
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actions Æsop affections amongst anger atheism Augustus Cæsar believe better body Cæsar cause Christian church commend committed commonly conscience contempt corrupt counsel Damvilliers death delight desire discern discourse doth envy Epicurus excess exercise fame favour fear fortune friendship Galba give God's goeth greatest hath heart honour innocence judge judgment Julius Cæsar justice kind king labour learned least less liberty likewise live maketh man's matter men's mind mischief Montpellier nature ness never obligation observation opinion ourselves pains passion patience peace persons plantation pleasure Pompey portunate pride prince of Conti princes reason reform religion repentance riches sacrilege saith seditions Septimus Severus shew side Sirach soever speak speech suffer sure Tacitus temper things thou thought Tiberius tion true truth ture unto usury Vespasian vice virtue weak whereas whereof wickedness wise
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