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... brilliant as that which preceded the French Revolution , the writings of Rousseau had a peculiar charm , and produced a great effect even on men who despised his character and ignored his mission . He engendered the Robe- spierres and ...
... brilliant as that which preceded the French Revolution , the writings of Rousseau had a peculiar charm , and produced a great effect even on men who despised his character and ignored his mission . He engendered the Robe- spierres and ...
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... , this egotist , this lying prophet , -a man admired and despised , brilliant but indefinite , original but not true , acute but not wise ; logical , but reasoning on false premises ; advancing some great truths 38 ROUSSEAU .
... , this egotist , this lying prophet , -a man admired and despised , brilliant but indefinite , original but not true , acute but not wise ; logical , but reasoning on false premises ; advancing some great truths 38 ROUSSEAU .
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... brilliant a fame . I omit any review of his operas and his system of musical notation , as not bearing on the opinions of society . The first work , as I have said , which brought Rousseau into notice was the treatise for the Academy of ...
... brilliant a fame . I omit any review of his operas and his system of musical notation , as not bearing on the opinions of society . The first work , as I have said , which brought Rousseau into notice was the treatise for the Academy of ...
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... - arate the truth from the error , by reason of the marvellous felicity of his language . I do not under- rate his genius or his style . He was doubtless an original thinker and a most brilliant and artistic writer ; 42 ROUSSEAU .
... - arate the truth from the error , by reason of the marvellous felicity of his language . I do not under- rate his genius or his style . He was doubtless an original thinker and a most brilliant and artistic writer ; 42 ROUSSEAU .
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John Lord. original thinker and a most brilliant and artistic writer ; and by so much did he confuse people , even by the speciousness of his logic . indefinite in what he advances . There is nothing He is not a poet dealing in ...
John Lord. original thinker and a most brilliant and artistic writer ; and by so much did he confuse people , even by the speciousness of his logic . indefinite in what he advances . There is nothing He is not a poet dealing in ...
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