Retrospective Review, Volume 3Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas C. and H. Baldwyn, 1823 - Bibliography |
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... strong presump- tion that his first design was that of raising himself an honor- able name , by striking at the root of the corruptions which sur- rounded him , and restoring those strict notions of the abso ! unity and perfections of ...
... strong presump- tion that his first design was that of raising himself an honor- able name , by striking at the root of the corruptions which sur- rounded him , and restoring those strict notions of the abso ! unity and perfections of ...
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... strong evidence of no ordinary merit in those particulars at least ; but judging as well as we can , we should place the work , considered as a mere literary composi- tion , considerably above the Vedas , the Zend Avesta , or the Edda ...
... strong evidence of no ordinary merit in those particulars at least ; but judging as well as we can , we should place the work , considered as a mere literary composi- tion , considerably above the Vedas , the Zend Avesta , or the Edda ...
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... strong devotional feeling , the lofty tone of general morality , the proud assumption of his high calling , the original feelings of charity and liberality gradually giving way to and finally ab- sorbed in the desire of power ; and we ...
... strong devotional feeling , the lofty tone of general morality , the proud assumption of his high calling , the original feelings of charity and liberality gradually giving way to and finally ab- sorbed in the desire of power ; and we ...
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... strong dose of the marvellous , which it was found politic to administer to the credulous faithful by their commanders . The prophet's claim to literary merit , in the ornamental part of the Koran , is thus , upon our system , placed on ...
... strong dose of the marvellous , which it was found politic to administer to the credulous faithful by their commanders . The prophet's claim to literary merit , in the ornamental part of the Koran , is thus , upon our system , placed on ...
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... strong , and as hair - brained . A nation whom you shall winne with a feather and loose with a straw ; upon the first sight of him , you shall have him as familiar as your sleep , or the necessity of breathing : in one hour's conference ...
... strong , and as hair - brained . A nation whom you shall winne with a feather and loose with a straw ; upon the first sight of him , you shall have him as familiar as your sleep , or the necessity of breathing : in one hour's conference ...
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