The Spirit of the Age, Or, Contemporary Portraits |
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... 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 26 THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE .
... 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 26 THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE .
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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 ...
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 ...
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A member of the ideal and perfect commonwealth of letters lends another a hundred pounds for immediate and pressing use ; and when he applies for it again ...
A member of the ideal and perfect commonwealth of letters lends another a hundred pounds for immediate and pressing use ; and when he applies for it again ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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