The Spirit of the Age, Or, Contemporary Portraits |
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THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE . JEREMY BENTHAM . TH MR . BENTHAM is one of
those persons who verify the old adage , that “ A prophet has no honour , except
out of his own country . " His reputation lies at the circumference ; and the lights of
...
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE . JEREMY BENTHAM . TH MR . BENTHAM is one of
those persons who verify the old adage , that “ A prophet has no honour , except
out of his own country . " His reputation lies at the circumference ; and the lights of
...
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... placid intelligence , instead of a lynx - eyed watchfulness , as if it wished to
make others its prey , or was afraid they might turn and rend him ; he is a
beneficent spirit , prying into the universe , not lording it over it ; a thoughtful
spectator of the ...
... placid intelligence , instead of a lynx - eyed watchfulness , as if it wished to
make others its prey , or was afraid they might turn and rend him ; he is a
beneficent spirit , prying into the universe , not lording it over it ; a thoughtful
spectator of the ...
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The lawless and violent spirit , who is hurried by headstrong self - will to break
the laws , does not like to have the ground of pride and obstinacy struck from
under his feet . This is what gives the swells of the metropolis such a dread of the
20 ...
The lawless and violent spirit , who is hurried by headstrong self - will to break
the laws , does not like to have the ground of pride and obstinacy struck from
under his feet . This is what gives the swells of the metropolis such a dread of the
20 ...
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Or his account of the huge spiders that prey on bluebottles and gilded flies in
green pathless forests ; or of the great Pacific Ocean , that the natives look upon
as the gulf that parts time from eternity , and that is to waft them to the spirits of
their ...
Or his account of the huge spiders that prey on bluebottles and gilded flies in
green pathless forests ; or of the great Pacific Ocean , that the natives look upon
as the gulf that parts time from eternity , and that is to waft them to the spirits of
their ...
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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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