Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists ...G. P. Putnam's sons, 1883 |
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... less " in application to man , of the pres- ence of the soul , and not of its absence ; the brave man is greater than the coward ; the true , the benevolent , the wise , is more a man , and not less , than the fool and knave . There is ...
... less " in application to man , of the pres- ence of the soul , and not of its absence ; the brave man is greater than the coward ; the true , the benevolent , the wise , is more a man , and not less , than the fool and knave . There is ...
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... less edifying and the less profitable half of the truth . The world will never be able to spare its hero , and the man with the rare and inexplicable gift of genius will always be as commanding a figure as he has ever been . What we see ...
... less edifying and the less profitable half of the truth . The world will never be able to spare its hero , and the man with the rare and inexplicable gift of genius will always be as commanding a figure as he has ever been . What we see ...
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... less edifying and the less profitable half of the truth . The world will never be able to spare its hero , and the man with the rare and inexplicable gift of genius will always be as commanding a figure as he has ever been . What we see ...
... less edifying and the less profitable half of the truth . The world will never be able to spare its hero , and the man with the rare and inexplicable gift of genius will always be as commanding a figure as he has ever been . What we see ...
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THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE By W Irving | 3 |
THE WORLD OF BOOKS | 25 |
IMPERFECT SYMPATHIES | 43 |
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