The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Том 48A. Constable, 1828 |
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... land in that coun- try . It is written in the tone of an advocate no doubt , with some acrimony perhaps , and perhaps with some exaggeration ; but with singular spirit , clearness , and brevity ; and rested through- out on such an ...
... land in that coun- try . It is written in the tone of an advocate no doubt , with some acrimony perhaps , and perhaps with some exaggeration ; but with singular spirit , clearness , and brevity ; and rested through- out on such an ...
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... land , which ministered to their primitive luxury - or in his many sketches of the great commander himself , now towering in paternal majesty in the midst of his newly - found children - now invested with the dark gorgeousness of deep ...
... land , which ministered to their primitive luxury - or in his many sketches of the great commander himself , now towering in paternal majesty in the midst of his newly - found children - now invested with the dark gorgeousness of deep ...
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... land of the ignorant , the savage , the heathen . They find them docile in their ignorance , submissive in their rudeness , and grateful and affectionate in their darkness ; and the result of the mission is mutual corruption , misery ...
... land of the ignorant , the savage , the heathen . They find them docile in their ignorance , submissive in their rudeness , and grateful and affectionate in their darkness ; and the result of the mission is mutual corruption , misery ...
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... land to the East , by which it is the custom to go , but by a voyage to the West , by which course , unto the present time , we do not know for certain that any one hath passed ; and for this purpose bestowed great favours upon me ...
... land to the East , by which it is the custom to go , but by a voyage to the West , by which course , unto the present time , we do not know for certain that any one hath passed ; and for this purpose bestowed great favours upon me ...
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... land . Flights of small birds of various colours , some of them such as sing in the fields , came flying about the ships , and then continued towards the south - west , and others were heard also flying by in the night . Tunny- fish ...
... land . Flights of small birds of various colours , some of them such as sing in the fields , came flying about the ships , and then continued towards the south - west , and others were heard also flying by in the night . Tunny- fish ...
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