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Page xix
... Mark , too , that brilliant crowd of women and flowers : in all that splendour so delightful to the eye there is much suffering . I pray you to speak one word of comfort to them . You know they are THIRD EDITION . xix.
... Mark , too , that brilliant crowd of women and flowers : in all that splendour so delightful to the eye there is much suffering . I pray you to speak one word of comfort to them . You know they are THIRD EDITION . xix.
Page xxii
... speak to him , and appeal to his compassion . The scene was infinitely touch- ing and natural , without any theatrical effect . Her moderate grief and sighs , without tears , affected me the more . She was evidently wasting her breath ...
... speak to him , and appeal to his compassion . The scene was infinitely touch- ing and natural , without any theatrical effect . Her moderate grief and sighs , without tears , affected me the more . She was evidently wasting her breath ...
Page xxiii
... torment a blind man by speaking to him of colours ? He answers vaguely ; occasionally he may guess pretty nearly ; but how can it be helped ? he cannot see . And do not think that the feelings of the heart THIRD EDITION . xxiii.
... torment a blind man by speaking to him of colours ? He answers vaguely ; occasionally he may guess pretty nearly ; but how can it be helped ? he cannot see . And do not think that the feelings of the heart THIRD EDITION . xxiii.
Page xxvii
... speak here of the convents that have become real houses of correction , nor of the events at Sens , Avignon , and Poictiers , nor of the suicides that have taken place , alas ! much nearer home . No , I shall speak only of the most ...
... speak here of the convents that have become real houses of correction , nor of the events at Sens , Avignon , and Poictiers , nor of the suicides that have taken place , alas ! much nearer home . No , I shall speak only of the most ...
Page xxix
... speaking of the magistrates who interpose in the affairs of the Church . He speaks deridingly , but they deserve the name . * Who bestows it upon * And they have long deserved it . This subject would form a full and instructive history ...
... speaking of the magistrates who interpose in the affairs of the Church . He speaks deridingly , but they deserve the name . * Who bestows it upon * And they have long deserved it . This subject would form a full and instructive history ...
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