Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists ...G. P. Putnam's sons, 1883 |
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... living at the same period , the oldest has , of course , the greatest experience ; but among generations of men the reverse of this is true . Those who come first ( our ancestors ) are the young people , and have the least experi- ence ...
... living at the same period , the oldest has , of course , the greatest experience ; but among generations of men the reverse of this is true . Those who come first ( our ancestors ) are the young people , and have the least experi- ence ...
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... Living would remain for ever in subjection to an inexorable tyranny , exercised as it were by the ag- gregate body of the Dead . " The despotism , as Mr. Bentham well ob- serves , of Nero or Caligula would be more tolerable than an ...
... Living would remain for ever in subjection to an inexorable tyranny , exercised as it were by the ag- gregate body of the Dead . " The despotism , as Mr. Bentham well ob- serves , of Nero or Caligula would be more tolerable than an ...
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... living had no power . Frost , it is true , cannot be put off by act of Parliament , nor can spring be accelerated by any majority of both houses . It is , however , quite a mistake to suppose that any alteration of any of the articles ...
... living had no power . Frost , it is true , cannot be put off by act of Parliament , nor can spring be accelerated by any majority of both houses . It is , however , quite a mistake to suppose that any alteration of any of the articles ...
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THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE By W Irving | 3 |
THE WORLD OF BOOKS | 25 |
IMPERFECT SYMPATHIES | 43 |
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