The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... character , and wished to resemble her . Such a desire was commendable , and both on your part and on mine , ought to be assi- duously cherished . I determined , there- fore , to present to you the narrative , accom- panied by a short ...
... character , and wished to resemble her . Such a desire was commendable , and both on your part and on mine , ought to be assi- duously cherished . I determined , there- fore , to present to you the narrative , accom- panied by a short ...
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... my dear S. A. , the character is too generally formed by the plastic influence of things seen and temporal , and formed exclusively for an earthly existence , while things unseen and eternal are left out of view , 6 DEDICATION .
... my dear S. A. , the character is too generally formed by the plastic influence of things seen and temporal , and formed exclusively for an earthly existence , while things unseen and eternal are left out of view , 6 DEDICATION .
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... characters of a profound philosopher and an active states- man . Such were the powers of his mind , and so great was the versatility of his ge- nius , that in whatever situation he was placed , his superiority was soon acknow- ledged by ...
... characters of a profound philosopher and an active states- man . Such were the powers of his mind , and so great was the versatility of his ge- nius , that in whatever situation he was placed , his superiority was soon acknow- ledged by ...
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... character of an indefatigable collector , a judicious classifier , and a skilful anatomist . As a lecturer on the same subject in the Jardin des Plantes , and in the College of France , he shone as a successful teacher , and enchanted ...
... character of an indefatigable collector , a judicious classifier , and a skilful anatomist . As a lecturer on the same subject in the Jardin des Plantes , and in the College of France , he shone as a successful teacher , and enchanted ...
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... character commanded , she courted and she earned , the blessings of the poor , the ignorant , and the afflicted . About the close of 1826 , the first symptoms of a fatal disease showed themselves in her delicate constitution . Her ...
... character commanded , she courted and she earned , the blessings of the poor , the ignorant , and the afflicted . About the close of 1826 , the first symptoms of a fatal disease showed themselves in her delicate constitution . Her ...
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