The North American Review, Volume 66Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... with his fellow - men . believe that that writer will seldom leave any enduring trace behind him , or even arrive at the truth , whose interest in the general progress of society does not begin with devotion to his own country .
... with his fellow - men . believe that that writer will seldom leave any enduring trace behind him , or even arrive at the truth , whose interest in the general progress of society does not begin with devotion to his own country .
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Science is but one of the many forms of intellectual exertion , and art is another ; and society.itself is , from its very nature , so changeable , that it seldom leaves any durable monuments but such as literature preserves .
Science is but one of the many forms of intellectual exertion , and art is another ; and society.itself is , from its very nature , so changeable , that it seldom leaves any durable monuments but such as literature preserves .
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And well is it for society that all its classes must thus move together , and happy are mankind that the great law of progress , that deep - rooted and ever - active principle of their nature , unites them all in one common bond of ...
And well is it for society that all its classes must thus move together , and happy are mankind that the great law of progress , that deep - rooted and ever - active principle of their nature , unites them all in one common bond of ...
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There is less of that abrupt passage from the seclusion and contracted views of a nunnery to the intoxicating gayeties of society , and the grave responsibilities of a wife and a mother . Their education has been elevated and made to ...
There is less of that abrupt passage from the seclusion and contracted views of a nunnery to the intoxicating gayeties of society , and the grave responsibilities of a wife and a mother . Their education has been elevated and made to ...
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But an entirely new feature in Italian society is the education of the lower classes , which had hitherto been mostly confined to the catechism , and the priest's instruction during Lent . Now , in many parts of Italy , there are day ...
But an entirely new feature in Italian society is the education of the lower classes , which had hitherto been mostly confined to the catechism , and the priest's instruction during Lent . Now , in many parts of Italy , there are day ...
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Page 204 - Died on his lips, and their motion revealed what his tongue would have spoken. Vainly he strove to rise ; and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid his head on her bosom. Sweet was the light of his eyes; but it suddenly sank into darkness, As when a lamp is blown out by a gust of wind at a casement.
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Page 77 - Alike in the political and military line could be observed auctioneering ambassadors and trading generals : and thus we saw a revolution brought about by affidavits ! an army employed in executing an arrest ! a town besieged on a note of hand ! a prince dethroned for the balance of an account ! Thus it was they exhibited a government, which united the mock majesty of a bloody sceptre and the little traffic of a merchant's counting-house — wielding a truncheon with one hand, and picking a pocket...
Page 443 - THE CHANGELING I HAD a little daughter, And she was given to me To lead me gently backward To the Heavenly Father's knee, That I, by the force of nature, Might in some dim wise divine The depth of his infinite patience To this wayward soul of mine.
Page 215 - Livy. Selections from the first five books, together with the twenty-first and twenty-second books entire. With a Plan of Rome, and a Map of the Passage of Hannibal, and English Notes for the nse of Schools.
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Page 211 - And with these words of cheer they arose and continued their journey. Softly the evening came. The sun from the western horizon Like a magician extended his golden wand o'er the landscape ; Twinkling...
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| Title | The North American Review, Volume 66 Volumes 181-183 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 Library of American civilization |
| Editors | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Publisher | O. Everett, 1848 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 Sep 2005 |
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