The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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... whole scene is covered with " living green , " and adorned with blossoms of hope . Every thing has the freshness and charm of novelty . They roam onwards , pleased with the present , and still more at- tracted by the dim visions of the ...
... whole scene is covered with " living green , " and adorned with blossoms of hope . Every thing has the freshness and charm of novelty . They roam onwards , pleased with the present , and still more at- tracted by the dim visions of the ...
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... whole scene by affliction , that in the bitterness of disappointment they may turn from the vain shadows of the world , to the substantial realities of religion . How many have been plucked from the vortex of earthly pleasure , by the ...
... whole scene by affliction , that in the bitterness of disappointment they may turn from the vain shadows of the world , to the substantial realities of religion . How many have been plucked from the vortex of earthly pleasure , by the ...
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... whole assembly ; all present had known Clementine , and therefore all could under- stand and excuse this deep emotion . At length Cuvier raised his head , and uttered these few simple words- " Pardon me , gentlemen , I was a father ...
... whole assembly ; all present had known Clementine , and therefore all could under- stand and excuse this deep emotion . At length Cuvier raised his head , and uttered these few simple words- " Pardon me , gentlemen , I was a father ...
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... whole scientific world , he carried off his illustrious victim to the tomb . O what a comment upon the words of the wisest of men , " Whatsoever thy hand find- eth to do , do it with thy might ; for there is no work , nor device , nor ...
... whole scientific world , he carried off his illustrious victim to the tomb . O what a comment upon the words of the wisest of men , " Whatsoever thy hand find- eth to do , do it with thy might ; for there is no work , nor device , nor ...
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... public occasions , by the fixedness of her intelligent countenance , the attitude of her fine form , and the suffu- sion of her beautiful eyes , that her whole heart was occupied and engaged with the truths and facts CLEMENTINE CUVIER . 31.
... public occasions , by the fixedness of her intelligent countenance , the attitude of her fine form , and the suffu- sion of her beautiful eyes , that her whole heart was occupied and engaged with the truths and facts CLEMENTINE CUVIER . 31.
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