Modern Eloquence, Volume 9Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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... perhaps , as near a per- fect social order as we can hope to attain . Poe was such a personality ; a man whose gifts were of the most indi- vidual kind , whose tastes were fastidious , whose genius was full of a distinction which ...
... perhaps , as near a per- fect social order as we can hope to attain . Poe was such a personality ; a man whose gifts were of the most indi- vidual kind , whose tastes were fastidious , whose genius was full of a distinction which ...
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... perhaps the last . He was in almost hysterical excitement . His kindness and praise were quite overwhelming . The tears were in the eyes of both of us . " ] GENTLEMEN : -My first duty is to return you my thanks for the honor which you ...
... perhaps the last . He was in almost hysterical excitement . His kindness and praise were quite overwhelming . The tears were in the eyes of both of us . " ] GENTLEMEN : -My first duty is to return you my thanks for the honor which you ...
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... whose discoveries form an era in the history of chemical science ; Adam Smith , the greatest of all the masters of political science ; James Watt , who , perhaps , did more than any single man has done , since 842 THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY.
... whose discoveries form an era in the history of chemical science ; Adam Smith , the greatest of all the masters of political science ; James Watt , who , perhaps , did more than any single man has done , since 842 THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY.
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... perhaps , be better that I should read what that reso- lution is . It is , " That this meeting , while disclaiming any right or desire to interfere in the internal affairs of an- other country , and desiring that the most amicable rela ...
... perhaps , be better that I should read what that reso- lution is . It is , " That this meeting , while disclaiming any right or desire to interfere in the internal affairs of an- other country , and desiring that the most amicable rela ...
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... perhaps no more manly instrument of precision than the Latin language , none which better repays the struggle for its mastery ; but Latin literature , if not second- rate , when tried by the loftiest standards , is at least second- ary ...
... perhaps no more manly instrument of precision than the Latin language , none which better repays the struggle for its mastery ; but Latin literature , if not second- rate , when tried by the loftiest standards , is at least second- ary ...
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