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The Addisonian miscellany, a selection from the Spectator, Tatler, and ... - Page 304
by Joseph Addison - 1801
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The British Essayists: Spectator

James Ferguson - 1823 - 426 pages
...polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection,...
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The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant ...

1824 - 348 pages
...polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection,...
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces of Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 pages
...polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection,...
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 pages
...polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, •spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble ijnind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection,...
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 pages
...every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection, which, without such helps, are never able to make their appearance. 2. If my reader will...
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The Mental Guide: Being a Compend of the First Principles of Metaphysics ...

1828 - 394 pages
...polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection,...
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Murray's English Reader

Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 pages
...polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection,...
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George IV.: Memoirs of His Life and Reign, Interspersed with Numerous ...

Hannibal Evans Lloyd - 1830 - 610 pages
...every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. — Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection, which without such helps are never able to make their appearance." " If my reader will...
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The English Instructor: Being a Collection of Pieces in Prose, Selected from ...

1830 - 288 pages
...every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that run through the body of it '. Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view 2 every talent, virtue and perfection, which, without such help, are never able to make their appearance...
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George iv., memoirs of his life and reign

Hannibal Evans Lloyd - 1830 - 612 pages
...polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers e?ery ornamental cloud, spot, and vein, that runs through the body of it. — Education, after the same manner, when it works upon a noble mind, draws out to view every latent virtue and perfection,...
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