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" The ignominy which falls on a disappointed candidate for public praise would by those very knights have been deemed worse than death; and who is more truly a candidate for public praise than an author? But as the Knights were without fear of death, the... "
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 16

English literature - 1754 - 670 pages
...dilappointment. He confides, like them, in the temper of his weapon and the juftice of his caufe ; he knows he has not far to go before he will meet with fome fortrefs that has been raifed by fophiftry for the afylum of error, fome inchanter who lies in...
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The British Essayists: The Adventurer

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 430 pages
...ignominy which falls on a disappointed candidate for public praise, would by those N° 1. ADVENTURE*. ' 8 very Knights have been deemed worse than death ; and...sometimes crowd the scene with ideal beings, sometimes recal the past, and sometimes anticipate the future ; sometimes he will transport those who put themselves...
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The British Essayists;: Adventurer

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 328 pages
...therefore, the Adventurer risques honour, he risques more than th« Knight. The ignominy which fells on a disappointed candidate for public praise, would...go, before he will meet with some fortress that has bees Nor does he fear that this boast should draw upon him the imputation of arrogance or of vanity;...
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The British Essayists;: Adventurer

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 328 pages
...them, in the temper of his weapon, and the £ slice of his cause ; he knows he has not far to go, fore he will meet with some fortress that has been raised...sometimes crowd the scene with ideal beings, sometimes recal the past, and sometimes anticipate the future; sometimes he will transport those who put themselves...
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The Adventurer, Volume 1

English essays - 1823 - 304 pages
...always allowed to be of greater value than life. If, therefore, the Adventurer risks honour, he risks more than the Knight. The ignominy which falls on...sometimes crowd the scene with ideal beings, sometimes recall the past, and sometimes anticipate the future; sometimes he will transport those who put themselves...
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The British Essayists: Adventurer

English essays - 1823 - 324 pages
...always allowed to be of greater value than life. If, therefore, the Adventurer risks honour, he risks more than the Knight. The ignominy which falls on...sometimes crowd the scene with ideal beings, sometimes recall the past, and sometimes anticipate the future; sometimes he will transport those who put themselves...
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The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 19-20

British essayists - 1823 - 686 pages
...always allowed to be of greater value than life. If, therefore, the Adventurer risks honour, he risks more than the knight. The ignominy which falls on...asylum of error, some enchanter who lies in wait to insnare innocence, or some dragon breathing out his poison in defence of infidelity ; he has also the...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 3

Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 852 pages
...and a guanüan god. Glmer't Athcnaid, book ii. The adventurer knows lie has not far to go before be will meet with some fortress that has been raised by sophistry for the asylum of error. Hatfkcnaorth. ASYLUS, the gad-fly. See Asn.us. ASYM'METUY, л A, the privative, and avaASYM'METRAL,...
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Synonymisches Handwörterbuch der englischen Sprache für die Deutschen

H. M. Melford - English language - 1841 - 466 pages
...disengages himself from the whole, and seeks a retreat suited to his circumstances. The adventurer knows he has not far to go before he will meet with...been raised by sophistry for the asylum, of error, (Hawkesw.) The beast retires to his shelter, and the bird flies to its nest; but helpless man can only...
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English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with Copious ...

George Crabb - English language - 1882 - 876 pages
...disengages himself from the whole, and seeks a retreat suited to his circumstances. The adventurer knows he has not far to go before he will meet with...fortress that has been raised by sophistry for the atylum of error. HAWKESWORTH. Superstition, now retiring from Rome, may yet find rvfuye in the mountains...
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