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... important moment arrived , and De Quincey went through the first day's examination , which was conducted upon paper , and at that time consisted almost exclusively of scholarship , history , and whatever might be comprehended under the ...
... important subjects , combined with the evident conscientiousness with which his volumes teem , make us still look ... importance to his own impressions , reminiscences , and emotions . For these reasons we think the ' Selections ' might ...
... ' The first is valuable as an attempt to rescue from popular obloquy a really important science . As the science which treats of the applica- tion of general principles in the presence of conflicting obligations tion 22 Thomas De Quincey .
... important : - - " The Roman mind was great in the presence of man , mean in the presence of nature ; impotent to comprehend or to delineate the internal strife of passion , but powerful beyond any other national mind to display the ...
... important to obtain a whole view of the man , and to put our readers on their guard against his faults , as well as to awaken them to his merits . Now one fault De Quincey had , and we must add to a very considerable extent . That was ...