The Southern Quarterly Review, 22. kötetDaniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell E. H. Britton, 1852 |
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The Canaanites , so far from being the black , indolent , and unintellectual race ,
which they are represented to be by the author , are actually identified with the
most intelligent and active people of that period , the inventors of letters , the ...
The Canaanites , so far from being the black , indolent , and unintellectual race ,
which they are represented to be by the author , are actually identified with the
most intelligent and active people of that period , the inventors of letters , the ...
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... at least in theory , greater than its administrator . The history of such a nation ,
and such a time , must , of necessity , be biographical - and for this reason ,
French history is completely made up of memoirs , lives , letters , and
reminiscences .
... at least in theory , greater than its administrator . The history of such a nation ,
and such a time , must , of necessity , be biographical - and for this reason ,
French history is completely made up of memoirs , lives , letters , and
reminiscences .
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M. de Grimm appears to have given the citizen of Geneva a good dressing , in a
letter to Madame Necker . ' • He must have taken great delight in writing that letter
, ' said Rivarol , “ for little minds triumph over the faults of great geniuses , as ...
M. de Grimm appears to have given the citizen of Geneva a good dressing , in a
letter to Madame Necker . ' • He must have taken great delight in writing that letter
, ' said Rivarol , “ for little minds triumph over the faults of great geniuses , as ...
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Buffon presented Voltaire with a copy of his works ; Voltaire wrote him a letter of
thanks , in which he spoke of Archimedes the first , as the predecessor of Buffon .
Buffon , in reply , remarked that a second Voltaire would never be spoken of .
Buffon presented Voltaire with a copy of his works ; Voltaire wrote him a letter of
thanks , in which he spoke of Archimedes the first , as the predecessor of Buffon .
Buffon , in reply , remarked that a second Voltaire would never be spoken of .
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( Intercepted letters . ) These were the Polkas — the national guard — the better
class of citizens . Brave men ! The general captured was Perdigon , ( Other Side ,
) of whom Semmes gives an amusing account . He was a fat fellow , and a soldier
...
( Intercepted letters . ) These were the Polkas — the national guard — the better
class of citizens . Brave men ! The general captured was Perdigon , ( Other Side ,
) of whom Semmes gives an amusing account . He was a fat fellow , and a soldier
...
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