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Page 12
... passage , with appetites continually renewing for a food that is continually wasting . Every rupee of profit made by an Englishman is lost for ever to India . With us are no retributory superstitions , by which a foundation of charity ...
... passage , with appetites continually renewing for a food that is continually wasting . Every rupee of profit made by an Englishman is lost for ever to India . With us are no retributory superstitions , by which a foundation of charity ...
Page 24
... passage is vigorously and even sublimely written . In so far , from the power displayed by the au- thor , it necessarily affords pleasure ; but the main source of enjoyment unquestionably arises from the vastness of the power of the ...
... passage is vigorously and even sublimely written . In so far , from the power displayed by the au- thor , it necessarily affords pleasure ; but the main source of enjoyment unquestionably arises from the vastness of the power of the ...
Page 25
... island , they attempted the passage of the second branch ; in doing which , one of the guides , laden with torches and other things , fell down and was terribly burned . 66 source . Being now all on the windward side CALAMITIES . 25.
... island , they attempted the passage of the second branch ; in doing which , one of the guides , laden with torches and other things , fell down and was terribly burned . 66 source . Being now all on the windward side CALAMITIES . 25.
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... passage . It was a narrow fissure in the solid lava of the cone . The sides , smooth , compact , and destitute of that porous appear- ance which the superficies of lava exhibits when it is cooled under exposure to atmospheric air ...
... passage . It was a narrow fissure in the solid lava of the cone . The sides , smooth , compact , and destitute of that porous appear- ance which the superficies of lava exhibits when it is cooled under exposure to atmospheric air ...
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... passage with the great gallery ; but this gallery itself formed a privileged place to all the mem- bers of the family , and it was seldom that some of the domestics might not be seen here partaking in the sports of the children , and ...
... passage with the great gallery ; but this gallery itself formed a privileged place to all the mem- bers of the family , and it was seldom that some of the domestics might not be seen here partaking in the sports of the children , and ...
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ancient appear Bachelor beauty Benedict breath caboceer called cataract Catiline CHAP character church Demonax Devil Don Quixote Dr Johnson dreadful Duke of Burgundy earth EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE effect English equal eyes fall FAUST feel fire friends genius Gil Blas give gold Greek hand hath hear heard heart heaven holy honour human Hyder Ali imagination Ioannina Jaffa king less live look Lord magnificent manner MARGARET ment Mephistopheles merits mind morning nature never night o'er object observed Odoacer opinion ornaments palaces passages peculiar perhaps persons pleasure poet poetical poetry possess principles racter replied the Nymph respect Roman round scarcely scene sentiments Shirley Sibylline books side song Sotheby's soul spirit steam stood style sweet taste thee thing thou thought tion Tom Jones truth Warburton whole