A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose: From American and Foreign Authors, Including Translations from Ancient SourcesAnna Lydia Ward |
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... Lowell : Rousseau and the Sentimentalists . No act , however long , is safe that does not match a thought that is still longer . 33 Parkhurst : Sermons . I. The Pattern in the Mount . Every human action gains in honor , in grace ...
... Lowell : Rousseau and the Sentimentalists . No act , however long , is safe that does not match a thought that is still longer . 33 Parkhurst : Sermons . I. The Pattern in the Mount . Every human action gains in honor , in grace ...
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... It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of a man is tested . 50 Lowell : My Study Windows . Abraham Lincoln . ADMIRATION -see Reaction . Great men are still admirable ; ACTORS - ADEQUACY . 5.
... It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of a man is tested . 50 Lowell : My Study Windows . Abraham Lincoln . ADMIRATION -see Reaction . Great men are still admirable ; ACTORS - ADEQUACY . 5.
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... Lowell : Democracy . Address . Birmingham , Eng . , Oct. 6 , 1884 . APOLOGIES . Apologies only account for that which they do not alter . 161 Disraeli ( Earl of Beaconsfield ) : Speech . House of Commons ( Order of Business ) , July 28 ...
... Lowell : Democracy . Address . Birmingham , Eng . , Oct. 6 , 1884 . APOLOGIES . Apologies only account for that which they do not alter . 161 Disraeli ( Earl of Beaconsfield ) : Speech . House of Commons ( Order of Business ) , July 28 ...
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... Lowell : Democracy . Address . Birmingham , Eng . , Oct. 6 , 1884 . Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself , in order that others may admire your wisdom , they will discover your ignorance . When one imagines a discourse ...
... Lowell : Democracy . Address . Birmingham , Eng . , Oct. 6 , 1884 . Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself , in order that others may admire your wisdom , they will discover your ignorance . When one imagines a discourse ...
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... Lowell . No good art is unbeautiful , but much able and effective work may be and is . 247 Swinburne : Essays and Studies . Notes on some Pictures of 1868 . Oh wit and art , what power you have when joined ! 248 Vanbrugh : The Provoked ...
... Lowell . No good art is unbeautiful , but much able and effective work may be and is . 247 Swinburne : Essays and Studies . Notes on some Pictures of 1868 . Oh wit and art , what power you have when joined ! 248 Vanbrugh : The Provoked ...
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