Modern Eloquence, Volume 7Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh John D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page xxxii
... learning . Many distinguished men of his generation received an impulse from the classic purity and grace of his speech . Harmony pervaded his dis- course . Its symmetry and fitness are so complete that stronger qualities are obscured ...
... learning . Many distinguished men of his generation received an impulse from the classic purity and grace of his speech . Harmony pervaded his dis- course . Its symmetry and fitness are so complete that stronger qualities are obscured ...
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... learning the Greek grammar by heart than in learning by heart any other equally difficult and , to a boy , unintelligi- ble book . As a mere work of memorizing , Kant's " Cri- tique of Pure Reason " would be at least as good . In the ...
... learning the Greek grammar by heart than in learning by heart any other equally difficult and , to a boy , unintelligi- ble book . As a mere work of memorizing , Kant's " Cri- tique of Pure Reason " would be at least as good . In the ...
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... learning . Have not science and learning some claims upon the colossal fortunes which their votaries have made possible ? If this beautiful city of ours is to hold a true leadership in coming years , something more will be requisite ...
... learning . Have not science and learning some claims upon the colossal fortunes which their votaries have made possible ? If this beautiful city of ours is to hold a true leadership in coming years , something more will be requisite ...
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