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The Mechanic's Text-book and Engineer's Practical Guide ... - Page 207
1855 - 403 pages
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The London Magazine, Volume 7

English literature - 1823 - 734 pages
...itot retire. How then ? Why, he is to study, not in his study — but in his drawing-room, whilst " the social silence, or undisturbing voices of a wife or sister, will he like a restorative atmosphere." Silence, by the way, is a strange mode of so* cial pleasure. I know...
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Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Literary Criticism - 1834 - 368 pages
...down to think of the future, .and the remote, by recalling the claims and feelings of the peremptory present. But why should I say retire ? The habits...daily intercourse with the stir of the world, will tead to give you such self-command, that the presence of your family will be no interruption. Nay,...
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The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Volume 1

James Gillman - Poets, English - 1838 - 446 pages
...down to think of the future and the remote, by recalling the claims and feelings of the peremptory present : but why should I say retire ? The habits...the stir of the world, will tend to give you such self command, that the presence of your family will be no interruption. Nay, the social silence, or...
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The Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Prose and Verse: Complete in One Volume

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1840 - 582 pages
...remote, by recalling the clainu and feelings of the peremptory pretenl. But why should I say retint The habits of active life and daily intercourse with the stir of the world, will tend to give you men lelfcommand, that the presence of your family will be no interruption. Nay, the social silence...
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Letters of De Quincey, the English Opium-eater, to a Young Man Whose ...

Thomas De Quincey - Education - 1843 - 172 pages
...not retire. How then 1 Why, he is to study, not in his study — but in his drawing-room, whilst " the social silence, or undisturbing voices of a wife...or sister, will be like a restorative atmosphere." Silence, by the way, is a strange mode of social pleasure. 1 know not what Mr. Coleridge does when...
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The Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Prose and Verse

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1845 - 582 pages
...recalling the claims and leelines of the peremptory present. But why »hwild I say rrlirel The habiB of active life and daily intercourse with the stir of the world, will lend to give you such *cif-command, that the presence of your family will be no interruption. Nay,...
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Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My ..., Volume 1, Part 2

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1847 - 282 pages
...you down to think of the future and the remote by recalling the claims and feelings of the peremptory present. But why should I say retire ? The habits of active life and » [From the poem To William Wordsworth. Poet. Works, I. p. 210. SC] daily intercourse with the stir...
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The Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1849 - 578 pages
...present. But why should I say rerire? The habits of active life and daily intercourse with the «tir of the world, will tend to give you such self-command....will be no interruption. Nay, the social silence or untlistnrbing voices of a wife or sister, will be like a restorative atmosphere, or soft music, which...
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The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: With an Introductory Essay ...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 760 pages
...you down to think of the future and the remote oy recalling the claims and feelings of the peremptory present. But why should I say retire ? The habits of active life and daily intercourse with the study of the world •will tend to give you such self-command, that the presence of your family will...
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The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: With an ..., Volume 3

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1854 - 766 pages
...you down to think of the future and the remote uy recalling the claims and feelings of the peremptory present. But why should I say retire? The habits of active life and daily intercourse with the study of the world will tend to give you such self-command, that the presence of your family will be...
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