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Page 4
... gives him no choice , and requires from him no exer tion ; but takes the whole upon himself , and sets his images in so clear a ... give up their dead . Change of nobleness and freedom , which distinguishes the structure of the sentence ...
... gives him no choice , and requires from him no exer tion ; but takes the whole upon himself , and sets his images in so clear a ... give up their dead . Change of nobleness and freedom , which distinguishes the structure of the sentence ...
Page 7
... give such a charm to the work of Swift , the nautical observations , the affected delicacy about names , the official do- cuments transcribed at full length , and all the * unmeaning gossip and scandal of the court , springing out of ...
... give such a charm to the work of Swift , the nautical observations , the affected delicacy about names , the official do- cuments transcribed at full length , and all the * unmeaning gossip and scandal of the court , springing out of ...
Page 25
... gives orders for the murder of his lieutenant ; he ends by murdering himself . Yet he never loses the esteem and affection ... give an extraordinary interest to his character . Iago , on the contrary , is the object of universal loathing ...
... gives orders for the murder of his lieutenant ; he ends by murdering himself . Yet he never loses the esteem and affection ... give an extraordinary interest to his character . Iago , on the contrary , is the object of universal loathing ...
Page 31
... give an opinion ; but we are cer tain that his book is most able and interesting As a commentary on the history of his times it is invaluable . The ingenuity , the grace , and the perspicuity of the style , and the eloquence and ...
... give an opinion ; but we are cer tain that his book is most able and interesting As a commentary on the history of his times it is invaluable . The ingenuity , the grace , and the perspicuity of the style , and the eloquence and ...
Page 32
... give pleasure even to readers who take no in- racter which so widely distinguishes them from terest in the subject . the vague theories of most political philoso- phers . Every man who has seen the world knows that nothing is so useless ...
... give pleasure even to readers who take no in- racter which so widely distinguishes them from terest in the subject . the vague theories of most political philoso- phers . Every man who has seen the world knows that nothing is so useless ...
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