The Genius of Italy: Being Sketches of Italian Life, Literature, and ReligionG. P. Putnam, 1849 - 332 էջ |
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... possessed a vacillating disposition , and although disposed , upon the whole , to do right , was not capable of making great sacrifices on its behalf . He too easily persuaded himself that " whatever is , is best , " and , at all ...
... possessed a vacillating disposition , and although disposed , upon the whole , to do right , was not capable of making great sacrifices on its behalf . He too easily persuaded himself that " whatever is , is best , " and , at all ...
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... possessed herself of the commerce of the Byzantine Em- pire ; and the overreaching nobles of the Venetian Republic declared themselves hereditary . Then commenced the subversion of her free institutions ; and although Venice continued ...
... possessed herself of the commerce of the Byzantine Em- pire ; and the overreaching nobles of the Venetian Republic declared themselves hereditary . Then commenced the subversion of her free institutions ; and although Venice continued ...
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... possessed a commanding person , powerful emotions , and an extra- ordinary force of eloquence . When advanced in years , his hair was white as the driven snow , and his beard , of the same color , flowed down to his girdle . His voice ...
... possessed a commanding person , powerful emotions , and an extra- ordinary force of eloquence . When advanced in years , his hair was white as the driven snow , and his beard , of the same color , flowed down to his girdle . His voice ...
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... possessed a fine ear , and was somewhat sensitive to the manner in which his poem was read . Upon this subject Sir John Har- rington tells the following anecdote : Coming one day by a pot- ter's shop , that had many earthen vessels ...
... possessed a fine ear , and was somewhat sensitive to the manner in which his poem was read . Upon this subject Sir John Har- rington tells the following anecdote : Coming one day by a pot- ter's shop , that had many earthen vessels ...
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... possessed trans- cendent genius ; though some would say , and say justly , that it was not exerted upon objects worthy of a great man . After protracted sickness and suffering , he died , worn away to a skele- ton , in June , 1533 , at ...
... possessed trans- cendent genius ; though some would say , and say justly , that it was not exerted upon objects worthy of a great man . After protracted sickness and suffering , he died , worn away to a skele- ton , in June , 1533 , at ...
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