The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical EssaysJohn L. Mahoney D. C. Heath, 1980 - 765 Seiten |
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... leaves another naked and barren ; the sudden meteors of intelligence which for a while appear to shoot their beams into the regions of ob- scurity , on a sudden withdraw their lustre , and leave mortals again to grope their way . These ...
... leaves another naked and barren ; the sudden meteors of intelligence which for a while appear to shoot their beams into the regions of ob- scurity , on a sudden withdraw their lustre , and leave mortals again to grope their way . These ...
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... leave ? " " You may at least recreate yourself , said Imlac , with the recollection of an honourable and useful life , and enjoy the praise which all agree to give you . " “ Praise , said the sage , with a sigh , is to an old man an ...
... leave ? " " You may at least recreate yourself , said Imlac , with the recollection of an honourable and useful life , and enjoy the praise which all agree to give you . " “ Praise , said the sage , with a sigh , is to an old man an ...
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... leave nothing but the naked reason ; because prejudice , with its reason , has a motive to give action to that reason , and an affection which will give it permanence . Prejudice is of ready applica- tion in the emergency ; it ...
... leave nothing but the naked reason ; because prejudice , with its reason , has a motive to give action to that reason , and an affection which will give it permanence . Prejudice is of ready applica- tion in the emergency ; it ...
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Mark Akenside | 10 |
Alexander Pope | 15 |
from THE DUNCIAD | 98 |
Urheberrecht | |
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