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... are dated from almost every part of the United States , contain a great deal çif
geographical description , a delineation of every character of note among us ,
some literary disquisitions , with a great mixture of moral and political observation
.
... are dated from almost every part of the United States , contain a great deal çif
geographical description , a delineation of every character of note among us ,
some literary disquisitions , with a great mixture of moral and political observation
.
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Having taken the character and impulse of that writer ' s mind , he declares that
he feels his pen to flow with a spirit not his own ; and that , if , in the course of his
work , his powers begin to languish , he finds it easy to revive and charge them ...
Having taken the character and impulse of that writer ' s mind , he declares that
he feels his pen to flow with a spirit not his own ; and that , if , in the course of his
work , his powers begin to languish , he finds it easy to revive and charge them ...
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Such is the interest which they both have in the confidence and affections of their
respective parties , that it would be difficult , if not impossible , for any Virginian to
delineate either of their characters justly Friendship or hostility would be als ...
Such is the interest which they both have in the confidence and affections of their
respective parties , that it would be difficult , if not impossible , for any Virginian to
delineate either of their characters justly Friendship or hostility would be als ...
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It would seem as if this capricious goddess , had finished the two characters ,
purely with the view of exhibiting a vivid * The cloven foot of the Briton is visible ;
or , else , why from the premises could he have expected such a consequence ...
It would seem as if this capricious goddess , had finished the two characters ,
purely with the view of exhibiting a vivid * The cloven foot of the Briton is visible ;
or , else , why from the premises could he have expected such a consequence ...
Стр. 90
His . character , with the people , is that of a great lawyer and an eloquent
speaker ; and , indeed , so many men of discernment and taste entertain this
opinion , and my prepossessions in this favor , are so strong , on account of the
amiable ...
His . character , with the people , is that of a great lawyer and an eloquent
speaker ; and , indeed , so many men of discernment and taste entertain this
opinion , and my prepossessions in this favor , are so strong , on account of the
amiable ...
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Стр. 105 - Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.
Стр. 84 - Socrates died like a philosopher" — then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them both clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his " sightless balls" to heaven, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous voice — " but Jesus Christ — like a God...
Стр. 83 - The first sentence with which he broke the awful silence was a quotation from Rousseau : — " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like a God !" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse. Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such stress on delivery.
Стр. 81 - Devotion alone should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness was not the least of my motives.
Стр. 83 - ... very uneasy for the situation of the preacher. For I could not conceive how he would be able to let his audience down from the height to which he had wound them, without impairing the solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall.
Стр. 86 - On a rock, whose haughty brow, Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood ; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air) And with a Master's hand, and Prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre.
Стр. 76 - ... a venerable old man, a Nestor, or an Ossian, who has witnessed and survived the ravages of successive generations, the companions of his youth and of his maturity, and now mourns his own solitary and desolate condition, and hails their spirits in every passing cloud ? Whatever may be the cause, as I look at it I feel my soul drawn forward, as by the cords of gentlest sympathy, and involuntarily open my lips to offer consolation to the drooping pile.
Стр. 82 - His peculiar phrases had that force of description, that the original scene appeared to be at that moment acting before our eyes. We saw the very faces of the Jews; the staring, frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet; my soul kindled with a flame of indignation; and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively clenched.
Стр. 82 - He then drew a picture of the sufferings of our Saviour; his trial before Pilate; his ascent up Calvary; his crucifixion and his death. I knew the whole history; but never until then had I heard the circumstances so selected, so arranged, so colored. It was all new, and I seemed to have heard it for the first time in my life.
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| Название | The Letters of the British Spy |
| Автор | William Wirt |
| Издатель | Samuel Pleasants, jun., 1805 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Нью-Йоркская публичная библиотека |
| Оцифровано | 6 ноя 2006 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 128 |
| Экспорт цитаты | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |