Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 68
... Bonduca , when admonished to inquire the mind of the god Au- date , replies , - " His hidden meaning lies in our endeavours ; Our valors are our best gods . " As Another sort of false prayers are our regrets . Discontent is the want of ...
... Bonduca , when admonished to inquire the mind of the god Au- date , replies , - " His hidden meaning lies in our endeavours ; Our valors are our best gods . " As Another sort of false prayers are our regrets . Discontent is the want of ...
Page 148
... Bonduca , of Bel- isarius ; the painter uses the conventional story of the Virgin Mary , of Paul , of Peter . He does not , -- therefore , defer to the nature of these accidental men , of these stock heroes . If the poet write a true ...
... Bonduca , of Bel- isarius ; the painter uses the conventional story of the Virgin Mary , of Paul , of Peter . He does not , -- therefore , defer to the nature of these accidental men , of these stock heroes . If the poet write a true ...
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... Bonduca , Sophocles , the Mad Lover , the Double Marriage , wherein the speaker is so earnest and cordial , and on such deep grounds of character , that the dialogue , on the slightest additional incident in the plot , rises naturally ...
... Bonduca , Sophocles , the Mad Lover , the Double Marriage , wherein the speaker is so earnest and cordial , and on such deep grounds of character , that the dialogue , on the slightest additional incident in the plot , rises naturally ...
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