The North American Review, Volume 66Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1848 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 118
... taste , is too old to be questioned ; but things that the world has long acquiesced in are entitled to a strong presumption of their correctness , and nothing more so than a mere question of taste . Facts are handed down from generation ...
... taste , is too old to be questioned ; but things that the world has long acquiesced in are entitled to a strong presumption of their correctness , and nothing more so than a mere question of taste . Facts are handed down from generation ...
Page 199
... taste and an enthusiastic love of the beautiful in nature breathe through all his descriptions of plants and flowers ; and as he avoids technical language as far as possible , these qualities must make the book agreeable to a great ...
... taste and an enthusiastic love of the beautiful in nature breathe through all his descriptions of plants and flowers ; and as he avoids technical language as far as possible , these qualities must make the book agreeable to a great ...
Page 424
... taste ( which previ- ously served only for public uses or for the selfish ostentation of wealth and luxury ) in the enriching and adorning of quiet home - life . At the same time , it early lent its aid to banish the vile and cruel ...
... taste ( which previ- ously served only for public uses or for the selfish ostentation of wealth and luxury ) in the enriching and adorning of quiet home - life . At the same time , it early lent its aid to banish the vile and cruel ...
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RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN | 72 |
MODERN PAINTERS | 110 |
GRAY ON PRISON DISCIPLINE | 145 |
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