Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists ...G. P. Putnam's sons, 1883 |
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... greater including the less , the mind of man being a far more capacious thing than any set of square miles , -I shall leave the curious to determine ; but if I am not intimate with the very best parts of Scotland , and have not seen ...
... greater including the less , the mind of man being a far more capacious thing than any set of square miles , -I shall leave the curious to determine ; but if I am not intimate with the very best parts of Scotland , and have not seen ...
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... greater evils ? Should the smallest improvement attainable be neglected because others remain contented in a state of still greater FALLACIES OF ANTI - REFORMERS . 155.
... greater evils ? Should the smallest improvement attainable be neglected because others remain contented in a state of still greater FALLACIES OF ANTI - REFORMERS . 155.
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... greater ! -the pas- sion for making them prevail . It is not satisfied till we all come to a perfect man ; it knows that the sweetness and light of the few must be imperfect until the raw and unkindled masses of humanity are touched ...
... greater ! -the pas- sion for making them prevail . It is not satisfied till we all come to a perfect man ; it knows that the sweetness and light of the few must be imperfect until the raw and unkindled masses of humanity are touched ...
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THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE By W Irving | 3 |
THE WORLD OF BOOKS | 25 |
IMPERFECT SYMPATHIES | 43 |
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