The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... Wonder Wolf felt his chest tighten as tears filled his eyes . It was another moment before he answered her , his voice barely more than a whisper . 66 It was his destiny , my mother said . ” A cold wind blew , causing them both to ...
... Wonder Wolf felt his chest tighten as tears filled his eyes . It was another moment before he answered her , his voice barely more than a whisper . 66 It was his destiny , my mother said . ” A cold wind blew , causing them both to ...
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... wonder (θαύμα). Arendt understands θαύμα in terms of a “shocked wonder” at the miracle of being, which could leave us speechless because the actual content of what is observed is untranslatable into words. It is precisely this “shocked ...
... wonder (θαύμα). Arendt understands θαύμα in terms of a “shocked wonder” at the miracle of being, which could leave us speechless because the actual content of what is observed is untranslatable into words. It is precisely this “shocked ...
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Sarah Tindal Kareem. statements upon wonder, Samuel Johnson declares, “all wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance” (Works “Life of Yalden” 22:828). The wonder that I argue eighteenth-century fictions engage encompasses both wonder ...
Sarah Tindal Kareem. statements upon wonder, Samuel Johnson declares, “all wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance” (Works “Life of Yalden” 22:828). The wonder that I argue eighteenth-century fictions engage encompasses both wonder ...
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... wonder , then , that astronomers are interested in the experiment undertaken by Professor David Todd , of the Amherst College Astronom- ical Observatory , of using a seaplane in which to rise high above the clouds to view the eclipse ...
... wonder , then , that astronomers are interested in the experiment undertaken by Professor David Todd , of the Amherst College Astronom- ical Observatory , of using a seaplane in which to rise high above the clouds to view the eclipse ...
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... wonder how it would be to be an eagle flying free, to soar along so majestically? Did you ever wonder how that would be? 7. Did you ever wonder how it would be to be a lion wild and free, to stalk through the grass so quietly? Did you ever ...
... wonder how it would be to be an eagle flying free, to soar along so majestically? Did you ever wonder how that would be? 7. Did you ever wonder how it would be to be a lion wild and free, to stalk through the grass so quietly? Did you ever ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ... James Boswell No preview available - 2015 |
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