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Page 15
... appear so no longer ; but exquisite culture and great dignity are always something rare and striking , and it is the distinction of the English aristocracy , in the eighteenth century , that not only was their culture something rare by ...
... appear so no longer ; but exquisite culture and great dignity are always something rare and striking , and it is the distinction of the English aristocracy , in the eighteenth century , that not only was their culture something rare by ...
Page 17
... appear doubtful either to the most competent and friendly foreign observers of this country , or to those Englishmen who , clear of all influences of class or party , have applied themselves steadily to see the tendencies of their ...
... appear doubtful either to the most competent and friendly foreign observers of this country , or to those Englishmen who , clear of all influences of class or party , have applied themselves steadily to see the tendencies of their ...
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... appears far more serious still when we consider that the middle classes , remaining as they are now , with their narrow , harsh , unintelligent , and unattractive spirit and culture , will almost certainly fail to mould or assimilate ...
... appears far more serious still when we consider that the middle classes , remaining as they are now , with their narrow , harsh , unintelligent , and unattractive spirit and culture , will almost certainly fail to mould or assimilate ...
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... appears that the State is menaced with more danger by its refusal than by its admission . No such case exists now or ever has existed in this country . " And Mr. Glad- stone replied that equality was so utterly unattractive to the ...
... appears that the State is menaced with more danger by its refusal than by its admission . No such case exists now or ever has existed in this country . " And Mr. Glad- stone replied that equality was so utterly unattractive to the ...
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... appears , as we might expect , pregnant with warnings . At present I neither praise it nor blame it ; I simply count it as one of the votes for equality . And is it not a singular thing , I ask you , that while we have the religion of ...
... appears , as we might expect , pregnant with warnings . At present I neither praise it nor blame it ; I simply count it as one of the votes for equality . And is it not a singular thing , I ask you , that while we have the religion of ...
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Page 19 - Compound for sins they are inclined to By damning those they have no mind to.
Page 57 - We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too.
Page 203 - I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem...
Page 423 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth ; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes : but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 48 - Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Page 158 - A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall and die that night; It was the plant and flower of light.
Page 421 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Page 315 - ... the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of beauty, and the power of social life and manners...
Page 203 - Homer, to have written indecent things of the gods ; only this my mind gave me, that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath, ought to be born a knight, nor needed to expect the gilt spur, or the laying of a sword upon his shoulder to stir him up both by his counsel and his arm, to secure and protect the weakness of any attempted chastity.
Page 423 - Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun...