Essays, Biographical, Critical and Historical, Volume 3 |
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... supposed to have paid a tribute of gratitude and respect to his illustrious friend and patron , Lord Cowper ; for whom the character of MANILIUS , from a strong resemblance to that accomplished nobleman , in its leading feature ...
... supposed to have paid a tribute of gratitude and respect to his illustrious friend and patron , Lord Cowper ; for whom the character of MANILIUS , from a strong resemblance to that accomplished nobleman , in its leading feature ...
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... supposed ; and that , although these expressions may not convey to him any very distinct meaning , their import is perfectly understood by philosophers . It is now , I think , pretty generally acknowledged by phy- siologists , that the ...
... supposed ; and that , although these expressions may not convey to him any very distinct meaning , their import is perfectly understood by philosophers . It is now , I think , pretty generally acknowledged by phy- siologists , that the ...
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... supposed by War- ton to have been written by Pope ; and that con- sequently his name may be added to the list of those English pocts , who have likewise composed in Latin metre . From the excellence of the papers which we have just ...
... supposed by War- ton to have been written by Pope ; and that con- sequently his name may be added to the list of those English pocts , who have likewise composed in Latin metre . From the excellence of the papers which we have just ...
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... supposed Author of the Specta- tor , " in N ° 532 of that work ; and in the succeed- ing volume * another entitled The Royal Progress , written on the arrival of George the First in this island , and of which , as Johnson observes ...
... supposed Author of the Specta- tor , " in N ° 532 of that work ; and in the succeed- ing volume * another entitled The Royal Progress , written on the arrival of George the First in this island , and of which , as Johnson observes ...
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... supposed in this allegory to have inherited his kingdom of Arcadia . " This poem , like every other poetical produc- tion from the pen of Sir William Jones , is re- markable for its sweetness of versification ; its imagery too , is , in ...
... supposed in this allegory to have inherited his kingdom of Arcadia . " This poem , like every other poetical produc- tion from the pen of Sir William Jones , is re- markable for its sweetness of versification ; its imagery too , is , in ...
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