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Page 49
from the nature of the work , which is rather a collection of reports and rumours
than an accurate chronicle of events . His opinions are by no means free from
partiality , and we clearly recognize in his pages , many of the prevailing
prejudices ...
from the nature of the work , which is rather a collection of reports and rumours
than an accurate chronicle of events . His opinions are by no means free from
partiality , and we clearly recognize in his pages , many of the prevailing
prejudices ...
Page 64
This may seem a little derogatory — a little like an admission of mere , common ,
human infirmity , which we , of editorial nature , should not be too forward to allow
. For an editor , as he is in numerals more than a man , so ought he to be ...
This may seem a little derogatory — a little like an admission of mere , common ,
human infirmity , which we , of editorial nature , should not be too forward to allow
. For an editor , as he is in numerals more than a man , so ought he to be ...
Page 120
... and not to any intention of concealment on the part of its author , may be fairly
presumed , from the absence of any thing in the nature and contents of the book ,
which could furnish a reasonable cause for such a resolute withdrawing from the
...
... and not to any intention of concealment on the part of its author , may be fairly
presumed , from the absence of any thing in the nature and contents of the book ,
which could furnish a reasonable cause for such a resolute withdrawing from the
...
Page 129
lake , imbowered in lofty mountains , they learnt true wisdom , and drank deep of
nature ' s inspiration . In their verse , you seem to hear the rustling of the leaves ,
as they are gently stirred by the wind ; the distant sound of falling waters , and ...
lake , imbowered in lofty mountains , they learnt true wisdom , and drank deep of
nature ' s inspiration . In their verse , you seem to hear the rustling of the leaves ,
as they are gently stirred by the wind ; the distant sound of falling waters , and ...
Page 133
... the stream of her Tale flows on in an easy , natural , but spring tide , which
carries us out of ourselves , and bears our ... modesty of nature , by spicing with a
too rich vein of humour , such as fell in her way in the ordinary intercourse of life .
... the stream of her Tale flows on in an easy , natural , but spring tide , which
carries us out of ourselves , and bears our ... modesty of nature , by spicing with a
too rich vein of humour , such as fell in her way in the ordinary intercourse of life .
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| Title | The Retrospective Review.., Volume 7 |
| Editor | Henry Southern |
| Contributors | David Sampson Maurice, Charles and Henry Baldwyn |
| Publisher | Charles and Henry Baldwyn, Newgate Street., 1823 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2007 |
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