The Works of William Smith, D. D.: Late Provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia, 第 1 卷 |
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A multitude of words , the transient boast of one age , is scorned by the next , and
sported with , as vain conceits ; taking Truth for Fables , and often Fables for Truth
! How many millions never hear the name of the most famous Writers ; and ...
A multitude of words , the transient boast of one age , is scorned by the next , and
sported with , as vain conceits ; taking Truth for Fables , and often Fables for Truth
! How many millions never hear the name of the most famous Writers ; and ...
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Nor has Virgil strayed any farther through the fields of fancy or fable in this place ,
than to borrow strength of colouring for the garb of truth ; and , I suspect , that he
drank from a purer fountain than that of Helicon , when he peopled his Tatarus ...
Nor has Virgil strayed any farther through the fields of fancy or fable in this place ,
than to borrow strength of colouring for the garb of truth ; and , I suspect , that he
drank from a purer fountain than that of Helicon , when he peopled his Tatarus ...
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Truth alone must guide the hand that delineates a character . Should I affect to
soar aloft and dip my pencil in the colours of the sky , I should but scorch my own
wings , melt their wax , and be precipitated headlong . Nor is the danger less in ...
Truth alone must guide the hand that delineates a character . Should I affect to
soar aloft and dip my pencil in the colours of the sky , I should but scorch my own
wings , melt their wax , and be precipitated headlong . Nor is the danger less in ...
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The truth of this remark hath been feelingly acknowledged , and finely described ,
by the celebrated Pericles , in his anniversary commemoration of the Athenians
slain in battle . “ It is difficult , ” says he , “ to handle a subject judiciously , where ...
The truth of this remark hath been feelingly acknowledged , and finely described ,
by the celebrated Pericles , in his anniversary commemoration of the Athenians
slain in battle . “ It is difficult , ” says he , “ to handle a subject judiciously , where ...
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And ye shall know the truth , and the truth shall make you free . ” This reverend
and worthy gentleman ( who , amid all the labours of his public station , as well as
the many private labours in which his benevolence continually engages him ...
And ye shall know the truth , and the truth shall make you free . ” This reverend
and worthy gentleman ( who , amid all the labours of his public station , as well as
the many private labours in which his benevolence continually engages him ...
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| 書名 | The Works of William Smith, D. D.: Late Provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia, 第 1 卷 The Works of William Smith, D. D.: Late Provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia, William Smith |
| 作者 | William Smith |
| 出版者 | Hugh Maxwell and William Fry, no. 25, North Second-Street, 1803 |
| 來源： | 哈佛大學 |
| 已數位化 | 2008年11月6日 |
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