The North American Review, Volume 64Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1847 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 60
... remark ; there is the case of Dr. John- son , to whom he seems disposed to render justice , though with the same uncertainty with which an eel may be supposed to look upon the movements of a whale . There is a passage of his history in ...
... remark ; there is the case of Dr. John- son , to whom he seems disposed to render justice , though with the same uncertainty with which an eel may be supposed to look upon the movements of a whale . There is a passage of his history in ...
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... remarks , giving life to the narrative which generally flows full with thought , and , among other attractions , his occasional solemnity and tenderness of feeling , these various merits are united in a work which will never lose its ...
... remarks , giving life to the narrative which generally flows full with thought , and , among other attractions , his occasional solemnity and tenderness of feeling , these various merits are united in a work which will never lose its ...
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... remarks of others were in- troduced only when they served as suggestions for his own . It would have been inhuman to require of him to treasure up all the lifeless and indifferent things which were said , merely for the sake of keeping ...
... remarks of others were in- troduced only when they served as suggestions for his own . It would have been inhuman to require of him to treasure up all the lifeless and indifferent things which were said , merely for the sake of keeping ...
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... remark , not very complimentary in its tone ; for in former days , many , who manifested no other interest in Christianity , were furious against unbelievers , and nothing could be more un- scrupulous than the manner in which they ...
... remark , not very complimentary in its tone ; for in former days , many , who manifested no other interest in Christianity , were furious against unbelievers , and nothing could be more un- scrupulous than the manner in which they ...
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... remarks appeared as if studied , and even his wit had the air of careful preparation ; but he was ready in argument , full of information , and pleas- ant in manner , though not exempt from affectation . He had the oppressive ...
... remarks appeared as if studied , and even his wit had the air of careful preparation ; but he was ready in argument , full of information , and pleas- ant in manner , though not exempt from affectation . He had the oppressive ...
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