The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, 95 tomasArchibald Constable and Company, 1825 |
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... ment so graceful should not be more general amongst the ladies . They may rest assured , that in no exercise or movement is it in their power to excite a more exquisite interest , or a higher admiration , and there is none better ...
... ment so graceful should not be more general amongst the ladies . They may rest assured , that in no exercise or movement is it in their power to excite a more exquisite interest , or a higher admiration , and there is none better ...
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... ment of his ingenuity , as he might have easily introduced into his nar- rative all the terrors of Scylla and Charybdis , without so flagrant vio- lation of probability ; or , if the pre- sence of his hero was necessary to give still ...
... ment of his ingenuity , as he might have easily introduced into his nar- rative all the terrors of Scylla and Charybdis , without so flagrant vio- lation of probability ; or , if the pre- sence of his hero was necessary to give still ...
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... ment at Viasma , the French had about 7,000 men hors de ligne , of whom more than 2,000 were made prisoners , and besides they lost a standard and three cannon . The Russians had 800 men killed and 4,000 wounded . The corps of Davoust ...
... ment at Viasma , the French had about 7,000 men hors de ligne , of whom more than 2,000 were made prisoners , and besides they lost a standard and three cannon . The Russians had 800 men killed and 4,000 wounded . The corps of Davoust ...
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... ment . Still , however , my lesson was to me very disagreeable ; I was much more inclined to wander , though alone , among the woods , delighted with the swaying of the branches when the wind was high ; or to lay in some " bieldy ...
... ment . Still , however , my lesson was to me very disagreeable ; I was much more inclined to wander , though alone , among the woods , delighted with the swaying of the branches when the wind was high ; or to lay in some " bieldy ...
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... ment in our mental faculties , viz . wine , love , and poetry ; but to which of these causes to ascribe the pheno- menon in question would puzzle the ingenuity of an Edipus with certainty to decide . Considering , however , the ...
... ment in our mental faculties , viz . wine , love , and poetry ; but to which of these causes to ascribe the pheno- menon in question would puzzle the ingenuity of an Edipus with certainty to decide . Considering , however , the ...
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