The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... of creation that sublime - study , which , while it enlightens and strengthens the human mind , ought to pre- serve it from the deceptive habit of regard- ing things apart from their relation to each other , 20 MEMOIR OF.
... of creation that sublime - study , which , while it enlightens and strengthens the human mind , ought to pre- serve it from the deceptive habit of regard- ing things apart from their relation to each other , 20 MEMOIR OF.
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... a confes- sion did the man go off the stage of exist- ence , who of all the human race was the best qualified to give an opinion upon such a sub- 55 ject . If the possession of royalty , unbound- 54 VANITY OF REFLECTIONS. ...
... a confes- sion did the man go off the stage of exist- ence , who of all the human race was the best qualified to give an opinion upon such a sub- 55 ject . If the possession of royalty , unbound- 54 VANITY OF REFLECTIONS. ...
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... humanity can aspire , possessed , unquestionably , of the highest powers of reasoning , emancipated in a singular degree from prejudices , and entering with the keenest relish into all the feelings that seemed to suffice for the hap ...
... humanity can aspire , possessed , unquestionably , of the highest powers of reasoning , emancipated in a singular degree from prejudices , and entering with the keenest relish into all the feelings that seemed to suffice for the hap ...
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... human race . If all the brilliant scenes which the world pre- sented to this wonderful woman proved to be phantoms , and ended in vanity , what has it to offer that can satisfy ordinary minds ? " Precisely the same thing happens in sa ...
... human race . If all the brilliant scenes which the world pre- sented to this wonderful woman proved to be phantoms , and ended in vanity , what has it to offer that can satisfy ordinary minds ? " Precisely the same thing happens in sa ...
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... human race attest , that there is a void in the heart of man which nothing . but religion can fill , and a yearning which nothing else can satisfy . But perhaps the history of Clementine Cuvier will furnish an illustration of the ...
... human race attest , that there is a void in the heart of man which nothing . but religion can fill , and a yearning which nothing else can satisfy . But perhaps the history of Clementine Cuvier will furnish an illustration of the ...
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