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Let us not , however , be getting on too fast - Milton himself taught school ! There
is something not altogether dissimilar between Mr . Bentham ' s appearance , and
the portraits of Milton , the same silvery tone , a few dishevelled hairs , a ...
Let us not , however , be getting on too fast - Milton himself taught school ! There
is something not altogether dissimilar between Mr . Bentham ' s appearance , and
the portraits of Milton , the same silvery tone , a few dishevelled hairs , a ...
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Add to this physiognomical sketch the minor points of costume , the open shirt -
collar , the singlebreasted coat , the old - fashioned half - boots and ribbed
stockings ; and you will find in Mr . Bentham ' s general appearance a singular
mixture ...
Add to this physiognomical sketch the minor points of costume , the open shirt -
collar , the singlebreasted coat , the old - fashioned half - boots and ribbed
stockings ; and you will find in Mr . Bentham ' s general appearance a singular
mixture ...
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He has been heard to say : ( without any appearance of pride or affectation ) that
“ he should like to live the remaining years of his life , a year at a time at the end
of the next six or eight centuries , to see the effect which his writings would by that
...
He has been heard to say : ( without any appearance of pride or affectation ) that
“ he should like to live the remaining years of his life , a year at a time at the end
of the next six or eight centuries , to see the effect which his writings would by that
...
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He has less of the appearance of a man of genius , than any one who has given
such decided and ample proofs of it . He is ready only on reflection : dangerous
only at the rebound . He gathers himself up , and strains every nerve and faculty ...
He has less of the appearance of a man of genius , than any one who has given
such decided and ample proofs of it . He is ready only on reflection : dangerous
only at the rebound . He gathers himself up , and strains every nerve and faculty ...
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Our Caledonian divine is equally an anomaly in religion , in literature , in
personal appearance , and in public speaking . To hear a person spout
Shakspeare on the stage is nothing - - the charm is nearly worn out - but to hear
any one spout ...
Our Caledonian divine is equally an anomaly in religion , in literature , in
personal appearance , and in public speaking . To hear a person spout
Shakspeare on the stage is nothing - - the charm is nearly worn out - but to hear
any one spout ...
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