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Power of Religion on the Mind in Retirement: Affliction & at the Approach of ... - Page 305
by Lindley Murray - 1868 - 370 pages
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ..., Part 2, Volume 11

Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 396 pages
...of Burke) visited all Europe and the East, •not 10 survey the sumpluousness of palaces, ri HOW 439 the stateliness of temples : not to make accurate...nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate MSS. ; but to dive into the depth of dungeons; to plunge into...
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A Practical System of Rhetoric: Or, The Principles and Rules of Style ...

Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 pages
...biographical notice of Howard, the celebrated philanthropist. " He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness...accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur ; not to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts...
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The Christian's sketch book

Jabez Burns - 1829 - 378 pages
...eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, nor the stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements...remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosities of modern art ; not to collect medals, nor to collate manuscripts; but to dive into the...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 6

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1831 - 628 pages
...and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness...nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts ; — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge...
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Anecdotes, Religious, Moral, and Entertaining

Charles Buck - 1831 - 418 pages
...actions." Mr. Burke justly observed of this great man, "that he visited all Europe (and the East) not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness...nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or to collate manuscripts : but to dive into the depth of dungeons ; to plunge...
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Memoirs of Howard, Compiled from His Diary, His Confidential Letters, and ...

James Baldwin Brown - 1831 - 388 pages
...and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness...nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge...
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Researches in Greece and the Levant

John Hartley - 1831 - 426 pages
...has not been omitted in the plans of Christian philanthropy. Men have gone abroad, like Howard, " not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness...nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art — not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts ; " but with objects higher than these, and higher...
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Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 6

Francis Lieber - 1831 - 620 pages
...to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptiiousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to...nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts ; — but to dive into the depths .of dungeons; to plunge...
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Encyclopædia Americana, ed. by F. Lieber assisted by E. Wigglesworth (and T ...

Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 618 pages
...of mankind. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the statelmess of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of...nor to form a Scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts ; — but to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge...
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Researches in Greece and the Levant

John Hartley - 1831 - 424 pages
...abroad, like Howard, " not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples—not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient...grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art—not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts;" but with objects higher than these, and higher...
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