 It has lengthened life ; it has mitigated pain ; it has extinguished diseases ; it has increased the fertility of the soil ; it has given new securities to the mariner ; it has furnished new arms to the warrior ; it has spanned great rivers and estuaries...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Página 278por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 744 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...mitigated pain; it has extinguished diseases; it has increased the fertility of the soil; it hasgiven new securities to the mariner; it has furnished new...heaven to earth; it has lighted up the night with the splendor of the day; it has extended the range of human vision; it hasmultiplied the power of human... | |
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