Modern Eloquence, Volume 9Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh John D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 893
... seems to me ( and I am not alone in my thought ) , that the world is hesitating as to whether it shall take art home to it or cast it out . I feel that I am bound to explain what may seem a very startling as it is assuredly a very ...
... seems to me ( and I am not alone in my thought ) , that the world is hesitating as to whether it shall take art home to it or cast it out . I feel that I am bound to explain what may seem a very startling as it is assuredly a very ...
Page 1008
... seems to me as if the whole Eighteenth century was a constant preparation for a constant work- ing up to the great drama of the Revolution which closed it . The scenery is all complete when the time arrives- the dark volcanic country ...
... seems to me as if the whole Eighteenth century was a constant preparation for a constant work- ing up to the great drama of the Revolution which closed it . The scenery is all complete when the time arrives- the dark volcanic country ...
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... seems to illumine the pages of history with a blaze of glory . But it is not all light . The failure is as serious as the success is great . The individual has not risen as his knowledge has widened and his environment improved . What ...
... seems to illumine the pages of history with a blaze of glory . But it is not all light . The failure is as serious as the success is great . The individual has not risen as his knowledge has widened and his environment improved . What ...
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