The Spirit of the Age: Or Contemporary Portraits |
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... and has endeavoured to overlay his natural humour , sense , spirit , and style
with the dust and cobwebs of an obscure solitude . The best of it is , he thinks his
present mode of expressing himself perfect , and that whatever may be objected
...
... and has endeavoured to overlay his natural humour , sense , spirit , and style
with the dust and cobwebs of an obscure solitude . The best of it is , he thinks his
present mode of expressing himself perfect , and that whatever may be objected
...
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expressing himself perfect , and that whatever may be objected to his law or logic
, no one can find the least fault with the purity , simplicity , and perspicuity of his
style . Mr . Bentham , in private life , is an amiable and exemplary character .
expressing himself perfect , and that whatever may be objected to his law or logic
, no one can find the least fault with the purity , simplicity , and perspicuity of his
style . Mr . Bentham , in private life , is an amiable and exemplary character .
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Thus a refined and permanent individual attachment is intended to supply the
place and avoid the inconveniences of marriage ; but vows of eternal constancy ,
without church security , are found to be fragile . A member of the ideal and
perfect ...
Thus a refined and permanent individual attachment is intended to supply the
place and avoid the inconveniences of marriage ; but vows of eternal constancy ,
without church security , are found to be fragile . A member of the ideal and
perfect ...
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heat or violence , in a tone of fashionable nonchalance , with elegance of gesture
and attitude , and with the most perfect good - humour , · In the spirit of opposition
, or in the pride of logical superiority , he too often shocked the prejudices or ...
heat or violence , in a tone of fashionable nonchalance , with elegance of gesture
and attitude , and with the most perfect good - humour , · In the spirit of opposition
, or in the pride of logical superiority , he too often shocked the prejudices or ...
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There is a hurtling in the air , a trampling of feet upon the ground , as these
perfect representations of human character or fanciful belief come thronging back
upon our imaginations . We will merely recall a few of the subjects of his pencil to
the ...
There is a hurtling in the air , a trampling of feet upon the ground , as these
perfect representations of human character or fanciful belief come thronging back
upon our imaginations . We will merely recall a few of the subjects of his pencil to
the ...
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