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Page 52
... less courage and composure than if I had the eyes of a lynx . " Though the organist was wrapped in utter darkness , ' only mingled and streaked with an ashy brown , ' still the organ pealed forth its perpetual , sublime Te Deum ! Shall ...
... less courage and composure than if I had the eyes of a lynx . " Though the organist was wrapped in utter darkness , ' only mingled and streaked with an ashy brown , ' still the organ pealed forth its perpetual , sublime Te Deum ! Shall ...
Page 57
... less prosperous person than Mackintosh , on whose wit and learning so many brilliant circles daily feasted , whose budding genius mature statesmen delighted to honour , the husband of that excellent woman he has so beautifully described ...
... less prosperous person than Mackintosh , on whose wit and learning so many brilliant circles daily feasted , whose budding genius mature statesmen delighted to honour , the husband of that excellent woman he has so beautifully described ...
Page 60
... less reward the watering - pot and pruning - knife . Let the mind take its own course , and it is apt to fix too exclusively on a pursuit or set of pursuits to which it will devote itself till there is not strength for others , till the ...
... less reward the watering - pot and pruning - knife . Let the mind take its own course , and it is apt to fix too exclusively on a pursuit or set of pursuits to which it will devote itself till there is not strength for others , till the ...
Page 62
... less impassioned temperament enabled him coolly to criticise her dazzling intui tions . How much is comprehended in these few words upon Priestley . " I have just read Priestley's Life of himself . It is an honest , plain , and somewhat ...
... less impassioned temperament enabled him coolly to criticise her dazzling intui tions . How much is comprehended in these few words upon Priestley . " I have just read Priestley's Life of himself . It is an honest , plain , and somewhat ...
Page 63
... justice . " But to return . Sir James's uncommon talents for conversation proved no less detrimental to his glory as an author or as a statesman , than the want of early discipline . Evanescent LIFE OF SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH . 63.
... justice . " But to return . Sir James's uncommon talents for conversation proved no less detrimental to his glory as an author or as a statesman , than the want of early discipline . Evanescent LIFE OF SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH . 63.
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