The Spirit of the Age, Or, Contemporary Portraits |
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... is not afraid of being pointed at as a thief , will not mind a month ' s hard labour
. He who is prepared to take the life of another , is already reckless of his own .
But every one makes a sorry figure in the pillory ; and the being launched from
the ...
... is not afraid of being pointed at as a thief , will not mind a month ' s hard labour
. He who is prepared to take the life of another , is already reckless of his own .
But every one makes a sorry figure in the pillory ; and the being launched from
the ...
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Man was indeed screwed up , by mood and figure , into a logical machine , that
was to forward the public good with the utmost 40 THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE .
Man was indeed screwed up , by mood and figure , into a logical machine , that
was to forward the public good with the utmost 40 THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE .
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If the subject of these remarks had come out as a player , with all his advantages
of figure , voice , and action , we think he would have failed : if , as a preacher , he
had kept within the strict bounds of pulpit - oratory , he would scarcely have ...
If the subject of these remarks had come out as a player , with all his advantages
of figure , voice , and action , we think he would have failed : if , as a preacher , he
had kept within the strict bounds of pulpit - oratory , he would scarcely have ...
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... _ but to these he adds uncommon height , a graceful figure and action , a clear
and powerful voice , a striking , if not a fine face , a bold and fiery spirit , and a
most portentous obliquity of vision , which throw him to an immeasurable
distance ...
... _ but to these he adds uncommon height , a graceful figure and action , a clear
and powerful voice , a striking , if not a fine face , a bold and fiery spirit , and a
most portentous obliquity of vision , which throw him to an immeasurable
distance ...
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But his imposing figure and dignified manner enable him to hazard sentiments or
assertions that would be fatal to others . His controversial daring is backed by his
bodily prowess ; and by bringing his intellectual pretensions boldly into a line ...
But his imposing figure and dignified manner enable him to hazard sentiments or
assertions that would be fatal to others . His controversial daring is backed by his
bodily prowess ; and by bringing his intellectual pretensions boldly into a line ...
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