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... speak thus ex cathedrĂ¢ . With this explanation , we lay our remarks on the most emi- nent authors of this Great Nation before our readers , reiterat- ing that , owing to our having so frequently heard INTRODUCTION . vii.
... speak thus ex cathedrĂ¢ . With this explanation , we lay our remarks on the most emi- nent authors of this Great Nation before our readers , reiterat- ing that , owing to our having so frequently heard INTRODUCTION . vii.
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... speak as they im- pressed us . It must always be borne in mind that a novelist labors under a disadvantage when he is drawing human nature , which he does not when he is painting nature's scenery ; as a matter of necessity , he must ...
... speak as they im- pressed us . It must always be borne in mind that a novelist labors under a disadvantage when he is drawing human nature , which he does not when he is painting nature's scenery ; as a matter of necessity , he must ...
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... speak in the elements ; blasphemer , peace ! ' 6 The heavy groaning , produced by the water in the timbers of the Ariel , at that moment added its impulse to the raging feelings of Dillon , and he cast himself headlong into the sea ...
... speak in the elements ; blasphemer , peace ! ' 6 The heavy groaning , produced by the water in the timbers of the Ariel , at that moment added its impulse to the raging feelings of Dillon , and he cast himself headlong into the sea ...
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... speaking truth to one of thy holy office . They have told thee there was a criminal here in the Lagunes , who hath provoked the anger of St. Mark ? ' * * * * * * * * * * " Thou speakest of another ! -thou art not then the criminal they ...
... speaking truth to one of thy holy office . They have told thee there was a criminal here in the Lagunes , who hath provoked the anger of St. Mark ? ' * * * * * * * * * * " Thou speakest of another ! -thou art not then the criminal they ...
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... speak aloud our thoughts , or our ideal occupations , we should find the world was a mass of madmen ; that is , according to the present test . The maniac is one who speaks and acts , as all of us think and feel . What criminals should ...
... speak aloud our thoughts , or our ideal occupations , we should find the world was a mass of madmen ; that is , according to the present test . The maniac is one who speaks and acts , as all of us think and feel . What criminals should ...
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