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... tion into the Ciceronian gloss and brilliancy . He does not , in short , sacrifice sense and spirit to pedantic refinements . The nature of his subject compelled him to use many words " That would have made Quintilian stare and gasp ...
... tion into the Ciceronian gloss and brilliancy . He does not , in short , sacrifice sense and spirit to pedantic refinements . The nature of his subject compelled him to use many words " That would have made Quintilian stare and gasp ...
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... tion , but never with complete success . The Greek drama , on the model of which the Sam- son was written , sprung from the Ode . The dialogue was ingrafted on the chorus , and naturally partook of its character . The genius of the ...
... tion , but never with complete success . The Greek drama , on the model of which the Sam- son was written , sprung from the Ode . The dialogue was ingrafted on the chorus , and naturally partook of its character . The genius of the ...
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Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. tion which he neglected in the Samson . He | be compared with the Paradise ... tion is not at hand , and our version , however rude , is sufficient to illu trate our meaning . Once more , compare ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. tion which he neglected in the Samson . He | be compared with the Paradise ... tion is not at hand , and our version , however rude , is sufficient to illu trate our meaning . Once more , compare ...
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... tion , but has also an air of dignity and sin- cerity which makes even the prejudices and errors with which it abounds respectable . Hume , from whose fascinating narrative the great mass of the reading public are still con- tented to ...
... tion , but has also an air of dignity and sin- cerity which makes even the prejudices and errors with which it abounds respectable . Hume , from whose fascinating narrative the great mass of the reading public are still con- tented to ...
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... tion fall before him until he became our King and Governor , can , on the thirtieth of January , contrive to be afraid that the blood of the Royal Martyr may be visited on themselves and their shildren . We wish to add a few words ...
... tion fall before him until he became our King and Governor , can , on the thirtieth of January , contrive to be afraid that the blood of the Royal Martyr may be visited on themselves and their shildren . We wish to add a few words ...
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