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The fastidious reader will doubtless smile when he is informed that the work ,
thus highly praised , is a poem consisting only of four lines ; but as there is no
reason why a poet should be restricted in his number of verses , as it would be a
20 ...
The fastidious reader will doubtless smile when he is informed that the work ,
thus highly praised , is a poem consisting only of four lines ; but as there is no
reason why a poet should be restricted in his number of verses , as it would be a
20 ...
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There was reason in his remark . If it be not contradictory , I would say , that he
showed his good judgment in appearing to have at present no judgment at all .
The stranger sees in England , prosperity the most amazing , with what seems to
...
There was reason in his remark . If it be not contradictory , I would say , that he
showed his good judgment in appearing to have at present no judgment at all .
The stranger sees in England , prosperity the most amazing , with what seems to
...
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offended , trust to their returning reason to do you justice , and should that hope
fail , where you cannot serve with honor , you can retire with dignity . You did not
seek power and you can readily leave it , since you are qualified for retirement ...
offended , trust to their returning reason to do you justice , and should that hope
fail , where you cannot serve with honor , you can retire with dignity . You did not
seek power and you can readily leave it , since you are qualified for retirement ...
Página 189
perience , and the lessons of history , which teach that to reconcile the interest
and the duty of men , to make the passions subservient to the reason , to reduce
the evil principle to a subordinate instead of an antagonist power to the good - co
...
perience , and the lessons of history , which teach that to reconcile the interest
and the duty of men , to make the passions subservient to the reason , to reduce
the evil principle to a subordinate instead of an antagonist power to the good - co
...
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I was ashamed of my own infirmity ; and by vigorous efforts of my reason ,
regained some degree of composure . The evening had now advanced , and it
behoved me to procure accommodation at some of the inns . These were easily ...
I was ashamed of my own infirmity ; and by vigorous efforts of my reason ,
regained some degree of composure . The evening had now advanced , and it
behoved me to procure accommodation at some of the inns . These were easily ...
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Philadelphia Book, Or, Specimens of Metropolitan Literature |
| Autor | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau |
| Editor | Key & Biddle, 1836 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 28 Feb. 2006 |
| Largo | 380 páginas |
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