Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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Page 20
... unexpected quarters . I have seen the head of an old sachem of the for- est which at once reminded the of eye bald moun- a the strata of the rock . There are men whose tain summit , and the furrows of the brow suggested 20 HISTORY .
... unexpected quarters . I have seen the head of an old sachem of the for- est which at once reminded the of eye bald moun- a the strata of the rock . There are men whose tain summit , and the furrows of the brow suggested 20 HISTORY .
Page 28
... head . The manners of that period are plain and fierce . The reverence exhibited is for personal qualities ; courage , address , self - command , justice , strength , swiftness , a loud voice , a broad chest . Luxury and elegance are ...
... head . The manners of that period are plain and fierce . The reverence exhibited is for personal qualities ; courage , address , self - command , justice , strength , swiftness , a loud voice , a broad chest . Luxury and elegance are ...
Page 33
... head and hands . The beautiful fables of the Greeks , being proper creations of the imagination and not of the fancy , are universal verities . What a range of meanings and what perpetual pertinence has the story of Pro- metheus ...
... head and hands . The beautiful fables of the Greeks , being proper creations of the imagination and not of the fancy , are universal verities . What a range of meanings and what perpetual pertinence has the story of Pro- metheus ...
Page 37
... head of her who is faith- ful , and fade on the brow of the inconstant . In the story of the Boy and the Mantle even a mature riddle , the Sphinx was slain . What is our reader may be surprised with a glow of virtuous HISTORY . 37.
... head of her who is faith- ful , and fade on the brow of the inconstant . In the story of the Boy and the Mantle even a mature riddle , the Sphinx was slain . What is our reader may be surprised with a glow of virtuous HISTORY . 37.
Page 37
... head of her who is faith- ful , and fade on the brow of the inconstant . In the story of the Boy and the Mantle even a mature pleasure at the triumph of the gentle Genelas ; and reader may be surprised with a glow of virtuous HISTORY . 37.
... head of her who is faith- ful , and fade on the brow of the inconstant . In the story of the Boy and the Mantle even a mature pleasure at the triumph of the gentle Genelas ; and reader may be surprised with a glow of virtuous HISTORY . 37.
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