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On the same principle , we intend to take advan- tage of the late interesting discovery , and , while this memorial of a great and good man is still in the hands of all , to say something of his moral and intellectual qualities .
On the same principle , we intend to take advan- tage of the late interesting discovery , and , while this memorial of a great and good man is still in the hands of all , to say something of his moral and intellectual qualities .
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But Mr. Cary's translation is not at hand , and our version , however rude , is sufficient to illustrate our meaning . Once more , compare the lazar - house , in the eleventh book of the Paradise Lost , with the last ward of Malebolge ...
But Mr. Cary's translation is not at hand , and our version , however rude , is sufficient to illustrate our meaning . Once more , compare the lazar - house , in the eleventh book of the Paradise Lost , with the last ward of Malebolge ...
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His own hands have grasped the shaggy sides of Lucifer . His own feet have climbed the mountain of expiation . His own brow has been marked by the purifying angel . The reader would throw aside such a tale in incredulous disgust ...
His own hands have grasped the shaggy sides of Lucifer . His own feet have climbed the mountain of expiation . His own brow has been marked by the purifying angel . The reader would throw aside such a tale in incredulous disgust ...
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His resolution seems to depend on the knowledge which he possesses , that he holds the fate of his torturer in his hands , and that the hour of his release will surely come . But Satan is a creature of another sphere .
His resolution seems to depend on the knowledge which he possesses , that he holds the fate of his torturer in his hands , and that the hour of his release will surely come . But Satan is a creature of another sphere .
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... irresistible force of circumstances , though we admire , in common with all men of all parties , the ability and energy of his splendid administration , we are not pleading for arbitrary and lawless power , even in his hands .
... irresistible force of circumstances , though we admire , in common with all men of all parties , the ability and energy of his splendid administration , we are not pleading for arbitrary and lawless power , even in his hands .
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