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... give rise and growth to opinions both in specu- lation and practice , are of infinite variety . - Bolingbroke on the true Use of Retirement and Study . Revere conditores Deos , numina Deorum . Reverere gloriam veterem , et hanc ipsam ...
... give rise and growth to opinions both in specu- lation and practice , are of infinite variety . - Bolingbroke on the true Use of Retirement and Study . Revere conditores Deos , numina Deorum . Reverere gloriam veterem , et hanc ipsam ...
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... gives his efforts the effect of preparation and research . On the other hand , he is called upon to throw those materials into form with as much rapidity as possible , and this tarnishes his labours with the defects of negligence and ...
... gives his efforts the effect of preparation and research . On the other hand , he is called upon to throw those materials into form with as much rapidity as possible , and this tarnishes his labours with the defects of negligence and ...
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... give the first place to the Chronicle of Charles IX , though the least known in this country , and not perhaps the most popular in France . The merits of M. Mé- rimée are precision and force . There is nothing unnecessarily lengthened ...
... give the first place to the Chronicle of Charles IX , though the least known in this country , and not perhaps the most popular in France . The merits of M. Mé- rimée are precision and force . There is nothing unnecessarily lengthened ...
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... give a specimen , sullied the wings of his genius by the dirty and licentious details through which he has directed ... gives them , go through their natural workings . He is by Le Sage what the low farce writer is by the comedian . The ...
... give a specimen , sullied the wings of his genius by the dirty and licentious details through which he has directed ... gives them , go through their natural workings . He is by Le Sage what the low farce writer is by the comedian . The ...
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... gives to his forehead a paleness , dead and sickly , a bitter smile draws into slight wrinkles the corner of his mouth , but a secret genius sparkles at the bottom of his eyes , veiled by the fatigue of an orgie.§ Galerian . - As when a ...
... gives to his forehead a paleness , dead and sickly , a bitter smile draws into slight wrinkles the corner of his mouth , but a secret genius sparkles at the bottom of his eyes , veiled by the fatigue of an orgie.§ Galerian . - As when a ...
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Page 331 - La présente loi discutée , délibérée et adoptée par la Chambre des Pairs et par celle des Députés, et sanctionnée par nous cejourd'hui, sera exécutée comme loi de l'Etat.
Page 332 - ... qu'elle favorise le génie, épure le goût, développe les passions vertueuses, donne de la vigueur à la pensée, offre des formes nobles à l'écrivain et des moules parfaits à l'artiste...
Page 330 - Donnons en mandement à nos Cours et Tribunaux, préfets, corps administratifs, et tous autres, que les présentes ils gardent et maintiennent, fassent garder, observer et maintenir, et, pour les rendre plus notoires à tous, ils les fassent publier et enregistrer partout où besoin sera...
Page 332 - On l'avait séduit en lui disant que le christianisme était un culte né du sein de la barbarie, absurde dans ses dogmes, ridicule dans ses cérémonies, ennemi des arts et des lettres, de la raison et de la beauté; un culte qui n'avait jamais fait que verser le sang, enchaîner les hommes, et retarder le bonheur et les lumières du genre humain.
Page 330 - DONNONS EN MANDEMENT à nos cours et tribunaux, préfets, corps administratifs , et tous autres , que les présentes ils gardent et maintiennent, fassent garder, observer et maintenir, et, pour les rendre plus notoires à tous , ils les fassent publier et enregistrer partout où besoin sera ; et , afin que ce soit chose ferme et stable à toujours, nous y avons fait mettre notre sceau.
Page 244 - ... should not his character be under the same protection ? It is not for the sake of the individual, but for the sake of the public, that his person is under such protection ; and, in respect of the public, the imputing corruption and the perversion of justice to him, in an order made by him at his chambers, is attended with much more...
Page 187 - Je venais d'avoir vingt ans, lorsque ma mère entra un matin dans ma chambre, s'approcha de mon lit, m'embrassa en pleurant, et me dit : - Mon ami, je viens de vendre tout ce que nous avions, pour payer nos dettes. - Eh bien, ma mère? - Eh bien, mon pauvre enfant, nos dettes payées, il nous reste deux cent cinquante-trois francs. - De rente?... Ma mère sourit tristement. - En tout?... repris-je. - En tout. - Eh bien, ma mère, je prendrai, ce soir, les cinquantetrois francs, et je partirai pour...
Page 331 - Toute contravention à la disposition ci-dessus sera punie d'un emprisonnement de six jours à deux mois pour la première fois, et de deux mois à un an en cas de récidive. Les...
Page 147 - The family sits round the table, and each rapidly appropriates his portion on a plate, or, they all plunge their spoons into the dish, and with an animal eagerness satisfy the cravings of their appetite. At the expiration...
Page 332 - ... la religion chrétienne est la plus poétique, la plus humaine, la plus favorable à la liberté, aux arts et aux lettres; que le monde moderne lui doit tout, depuis l'agriculture jusqu'aux sciences abstraites ; depuis les hospices pour les malheureux, jusqu'aux temples bâtis par MichelAnge et décorés par Raphaël.