American Quarterly Review, Том 21Carey, Lea & Carey, 1837 |
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... tion of soils ; the nature of the atmosphere , and its influence upon vegetables ; animal , vegetable , and mineral manures ; and the chemical effect of the different modes of improving lands . These lectures are written in a clear and ...
... tion of soils ; the nature of the atmosphere , and its influence upon vegetables ; animal , vegetable , and mineral manures ; and the chemical effect of the different modes of improving lands . These lectures are written in a clear and ...
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... tion ; they nourish a profitless sentimentality as foreign from true benevolence or charity as cruelty itself ; they feed a spirit of false honour destructive of the repose of society . They are suited , generally , to the atmosphere of ...
... tion ; they nourish a profitless sentimentality as foreign from true benevolence or charity as cruelty itself ; they feed a spirit of false honour destructive of the repose of society . They are suited , generally , to the atmosphere of ...
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... tion - the dress , entertainments , and repasts of those days . Nothing could be more picturesque than the variety of cos- tume in the middle ages . Not only the different classes of society , but the inhabitants of different provinces ...
... tion - the dress , entertainments , and repasts of those days . Nothing could be more picturesque than the variety of cos- tume in the middle ages . Not only the different classes of society , but the inhabitants of different provinces ...
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... tion at the call of their indignant country - and sacrificed them , too , though not without regret , at least without a murmur . We have , in our mind's eye , at this moment , more than one instance of this patient endurance and ...
... tion at the call of their indignant country - and sacrificed them , too , though not without regret , at least without a murmur . We have , in our mind's eye , at this moment , more than one instance of this patient endurance and ...
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... tion . Even when driven into retirement , ( and here the contrast is honourable to Mr. Jefferson , ) his chafed and wounded spirit led him to seek solace and excitement in his Mexican expedition ; and , after that failed , to sink back ...
... tion . Even when driven into retirement , ( and here the contrast is honourable to Mr. Jefferson , ) his chafed and wounded spirit led him to seek solace and excitement in his Mexican expedition ; and , after that failed , to sink back ...
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