Prolusiones præmiis anniversariis dignatæ et in auditorio recitatæ scholæ Harroviensis1865 |
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... his regiment . And these are the men , these the spirits , who are called too brutish to work upon except by fear . It is precisely fear to which they are most insensible . Καὶ μὴν καὶ τούς τε ἄλλους στρατιώτας , ἐκπεπολιορκη- μένης 24.
... his regiment . And these are the men , these the spirits , who are called too brutish to work upon except by fear . It is precisely fear to which they are most insensible . Καὶ μὴν καὶ τούς τε ἄλλους στρατιώτας , ἐκπεπολιορκη- μένης 24.
Page 48
... This strikes a chord in the other's heart , which vibrates a responsive thought . At once old fancies of a sleepless night recur to the memory , and new imaginations are conjured up . Argument and learning are called 48.
... This strikes a chord in the other's heart , which vibrates a responsive thought . At once old fancies of a sleepless night recur to the memory , and new imaginations are conjured up . Argument and learning are called 48.
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Harrow school. imaginations are conjured up . Argument and learning are called in . The whole question is fully and amicably dis- cussed . And in the end , not only does each confirm his former impressions , so far as they seem to be ...
Harrow school. imaginations are conjured up . Argument and learning are called in . The whole question is fully and amicably dis- cussed . And in the end , not only does each confirm his former impressions , so far as they seem to be ...
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... called conversing ) precludes them from these . But a still more frequent obstacle to the improvement of the mind by conversation is due to the nature of the ordinary topics in vogue . If men speak of things which have no permanence or ...
... called conversing ) precludes them from these . But a still more frequent obstacle to the improvement of the mind by conversation is due to the nature of the ordinary topics in vogue . If men speak of things which have no permanence or ...
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... called Comets . And so , if there were a complete history of the world , meaning by that term the men who have lived in the world , those few men would stand out in the most conspicuous place , each of whom we call by the generic title ...
... called Comets . And so , if there were a complete history of the world , meaning by that term the men who have lived in the world , those few men would stand out in the most conspicuous place , each of whom we call by the generic title ...
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Page 44 - Remains in danger of her former tooth. But let The frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer, Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep In the affliction of these terrible dreams, That shake us nightly : Better be with the dead, Whom we, to gain our place, have sent to peace, Than on the torture of the mind to lie In restless ecstacy.
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Page 18 - As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge, into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and upon further examination...