World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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Page iii
... mind in it ; classical quotation is the parois of literary men all over the world . " -- Dr . Johnson . “ Abstracts , abridgments , summaries , etc. , have the same use with burning - giasses — to collect the diffused rays of wit and ...
... mind in it ; classical quotation is the parois of literary men all over the world . " -- Dr . Johnson . “ Abstracts , abridgments , summaries , etc. , have the same use with burning - giasses — to collect the diffused rays of wit and ...
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... mind necessarily becomes , to a great extent , the receptacle of other men's thoughts ; and they exist there , not ... minds . There are various ways in which men's thoughts are made to survive them ; but that which is perhaps more ...
... mind necessarily becomes , to a great extent , the receptacle of other men's thoughts ; and they exist there , not ... minds . There are various ways in which men's thoughts are made to survive them ; but that which is perhaps more ...
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... minds , and while he renders an impor- tant service to his fellow - men , who aids them to separate the precious from the vile , there is also often no inconsiderable diversity in the productions of the same mind ; and here again , it ...
... minds , and while he renders an impor- tant service to his fellow - men , who aids them to separate the precious from the vile , there is also often no inconsiderable diversity in the productions of the same mind ; and here again , it ...
Page vii
... mind to our intellect , or taste , or imagina- tion . The greatest minds , as well as those of a less lofty type , have their happy moments , in which they put forth their best efforts ; and a collection of these rare thoughts , is , of ...
... mind to our intellect , or taste , or imagina- tion . The greatest minds , as well as those of a less lofty type , have their happy moments , in which they put forth their best efforts ; and a collection of these rare thoughts , is , of ...
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... mind revolts against all censorian power , which displays pride or pleasure in finding fault ; and is wounded by the bare suspicion of such disgraceful tyranny . But advice , divested of the harshness , and yet retaining the honest ...
... mind revolts against all censorian power , which displays pride or pleasure in finding fault ; and is wounded by the bare suspicion of such disgraceful tyranny . But advice , divested of the harshness , and yet retaining the honest ...
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