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His muse had no objec tion to a russet attire ; but she turned with disgust from the finery of Guarini , as tawdry and as paltry as the rags of a chimney - sweeper on May - day . Whatever ornaments she wears are of massive gold ...
His muse had no objec tion to a russet attire ; but she turned with disgust from the finery of Guarini , as tawdry and as paltry as the rags of a chimney - sweeper on May - day . Whatever ornaments she wears are of massive gold ...
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The history of the Jews is the record of a continual struggle between pure Theism , supported by the most terrible sanctions , and the strangely fascinating desire of having some visible and tangible object of adora- tion .
The history of the Jews is the record of a continual struggle between pure Theism , supported by the most terrible sanctions , and the strangely fascinating desire of having some visible and tangible object of adora- tion .
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... looked down with contempt : for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure , and eloquent in a more sublime language - nobles by the right of an earlier crea- tion , and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand .
... looked down with contempt : for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure , and eloquent in a more sublime language - nobles by the right of an earlier crea- tion , and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand .
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... and in the present instance , several circumstances have led even superficial observers to ques- tion the justice of the vulgar decision . It is notorious that Machiavelli was , through life , a zealous republican .
... and in the present instance , several circumstances have led even superficial observers to ques- tion the justice of the vulgar decision . It is notorious that Machiavelli was , through life , a zealous republican .
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The night which descended upon her was the night of an arctic sum- mer : the dawn began to reappear before the last reflec- tion of the preceding sunset had faded from the horizon . It was in the time of the French Merovingians , and of ...
The night which descended upon her was the night of an arctic sum- mer : the dawn began to reappear before the last reflec- tion of the preceding sunset had faded from the horizon . It was in the time of the French Merovingians , and of ...
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