The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, GentJohn Murray, 1826 - 341 من الصفحات |
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... critics , he solicits for them that courtesy and candour which a stranger has some right to claim , who presents himself at the threshold of a hospitable nation . February , 1820 . CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF THE.
... critics , he solicits for them that courtesy and candour which a stranger has some right to claim , who presents himself at the threshold of a hospitable nation . February , 1820 . CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF THE.
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... present , and lose myself among the shadowy grandeurs of the past . I had , besides all this , an earnest desire to see the great men of the earth . We have , it is true , our great men in America : not a city but has an ample share of ...
... present , and lose myself among the shadowy grandeurs of the past . I had , besides all this , an earnest desire to see the great men of the earth . We have , it is true , our great men in America : not a city but has an ample share of ...
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... presents no lesson to the world , or , perhaps , a humiliating one of human frailty and inconsistency . At best , they are prone to steal away from the bustle and common- place of busy existence ; to indulge in the selfishness of ...
... presents no lesson to the world , or , perhaps , a humiliating one of human frailty and inconsistency . At best , they are prone to steal away from the bustle and common- place of busy existence ; to indulge in the selfishness of ...
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... presents a picture of active , yet simple and imitable virtues , which are within every man's reach , but which not many exercise , or this world would be a paradise . But his private life is peculiarly worthy the at- tention of the ...
... presents a picture of active , yet simple and imitable virtues , which are within every man's reach , but which not many exercise , or this world would be a paradise . But his private life is peculiarly worthy the at- tention of the ...
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... presents the most profound and momentous studies to the statesman and the philosopher . That such men should give prejudiced accounts of America is not a matter of surprise . The themes it offers for contemplation are too vast and ...
... presents the most profound and momentous studies to the statesman and the philosopher . That such men should give prejudiced accounts of America is not a matter of surprise . The themes it offers for contemplation are too vast and ...
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