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Sketches of English Literature ; with considerations on the spirit of the times , men
, and revolutions . By the Viscount de Chateaubriand . 2 vols . 8vo . ondon , 1836
. IV . IRVING'S ASTORIA . Astoria ; or , Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the ...
Sketches of English Literature ; with considerations on the spirit of the times , men
, and revolutions . By the Viscount de Chateaubriand . 2 vols . 8vo . ondon , 1836
. IV . IRVING'S ASTORIA . Astoria ; or , Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the ...
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Besides the various public gardens devoted to this object , there are private
establishments deserving of all commendation , In Boston , Philadelphia , and
New York , public spirit has made still farther advances . The departed , who were
...
Besides the various public gardens devoted to this object , there are private
establishments deserving of all commendation , In Boston , Philadelphia , and
New York , public spirit has made still farther advances . The departed , who were
...
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Another cause of bad husbandry in this country , is that spirit of speculation , the
auri sacra fames , which is abroad . All classes , and among them the farmers ,
are induced to neglect straight forward industry , and to embark in extraordinary ...
Another cause of bad husbandry in this country , is that spirit of speculation , the
auri sacra fames , which is abroad . All classes , and among them the farmers ,
are induced to neglect straight forward industry , and to embark in extraordinary ...
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... they pamper a sickly appetite for excitement never conducive to action ; they
nourish a profitless sentimentality as foreign from true benevolence or charity as
cruelty itself ; they feed a spirit of false honour destructive of the repose of society
.
... they pamper a sickly appetite for excitement never conducive to action ; they
nourish a profitless sentimentality as foreign from true benevolence or charity as
cruelty itself ; they feed a spirit of false honour destructive of the repose of society
.
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But it was only in the use of the language that Chaụcer asserted and preserved
his nationality ; he did not ascend to Saxon sources for his themes , but borrowed
from Petrarch and Boccacio the character and spirit of his songs and tales .
But it was only in the use of the language that Chaụcer asserted and preserved
his nationality ; he did not ascend to Saxon sources for his themes , but borrowed
from Petrarch and Boccacio the character and spirit of his songs and tales .
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| Title | American Quarterly Review, Volume 21 Volumes 298-301 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Editor | Robert Walsh |
| Publisher | Carey, Lea & Carey, 1837 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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