The British Essayists: RamblerJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 - English essays |
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Page 105
... scarcely to be traced . From this accidental peculiarity of the ancient writers the critics deduce the rules of lyric poetry , which they have set free from all the laws by which other compositions are confined , and allow to neg- lect ...
... scarcely to be traced . From this accidental peculiarity of the ancient writers the critics deduce the rules of lyric poetry , which they have set free from all the laws by which other compositions are confined , and allow to neg- lect ...
Page 253
... scarcely affords opportunities of making any observation more frequently , than on false claims to commendation . Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess , and to gain ...
... scarcely affords opportunities of making any observation more frequently , than on false claims to commendation . Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess , and to gain ...
Page 256
... scarcely have dared the public eye , had it not been ani- mated and emboldened by flattery . Whatever dif- ficulty there may be in the knowledge of ourselves , scarcely any one fails to suspect his own imperfec- tions , till he is ...
... scarcely have dared the public eye , had it not been ani- mated and emboldened by flattery . Whatever dif- ficulty there may be in the knowledge of ourselves , scarcely any one fails to suspect his own imperfec- tions , till he is ...
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the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 3 |
the Meanness of regulating our Conduct by the Opinions of | 185 |
Anningait and Ajut a Greenland History | 186 |
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