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It had been supposed, and perhaps with some reason, that the age of Infidelity
had passed away; that the virulent attacks of a Volney and a Paine had perished
with the insidious attempts of a Voltaire and a Rousseau; that Religion had no ...
It had been supposed, and perhaps with some reason, that the age of Infidelity
had passed away; that the virulent attacks of a Volney and a Paine had perished
with the insidious attempts of a Voltaire and a Rousseau; that Religion had no ...
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Pink is used in the sense of supremely excellent, but that cannot apply here: for
that reason, I strongly suspect we should read Punk 11!” well done, Mr. Weber!
supremely excellent! egad, you're a shrewd fellow at a Pink. Let us see how Dr.
Pink is used in the sense of supremely excellent, but that cannot apply here: for
that reason, I strongly suspect we should read Punk 11!” well done, Mr. Weber!
supremely excellent! egad, you're a shrewd fellow at a Pink. Let us see how Dr.
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Chaste as the Lay that chastest Reason forms, Where Truth invigorates, and
Fancy warms; 640 NOTES. mind, could neither destroy the loveliness of her
person nor the brilliancy of her talents. Like Ossian's Morma, “ she has fallen in
darkness ...
Chaste as the Lay that chastest Reason forms, Where Truth invigorates, and
Fancy warms; 640 NOTES. mind, could neither destroy the loveliness of her
person nor the brilliancy of her talents. Like Ossian's Morma, “ she has fallen in
darkness ...
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... which a wizard age Has trac'd around thy now neglected page; Exert that
Genius which would paint, at best, The rude commotions in a robber's breast, A
nobler path of Fancy to design, 935 And make our Reason as our Passions- thine
!
... which a wizard age Has trac'd around thy now neglected page; Exert that
Genius which would paint, at best, The rude commotions in a robber's breast, A
nobler path of Fancy to design, 935 And make our Reason as our Passions- thine
!
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... Stay the rude laugh, and smooth the ruder frown: Not E8. * Strange to relate,
but wonderfully true, That even shadows have their shadows too! CHU RCIII LL.
Of neither reason nor yet temper 'reft 975 By Barrett's 190 SORTES HORATIAN
AF.
... Stay the rude laugh, and smooth the ruder frown: Not E8. * Strange to relate,
but wonderfully true, That even shadows have their shadows too! CHU RCIII LL.
Of neither reason nor yet temper 'reft 975 By Barrett's 190 SORTES HORATIAN
AF.
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