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... taste , reporting to Contarine that the Dutch " sail in coverd boats drawn by horses and in these you are sure to meet people of all na- tions . . . . any man who likes company may have them to his Taste . ” Here too , however , as in ...
... taste , reporting to Contarine that the Dutch " sail in coverd boats drawn by horses and in these you are sure to meet people of all na- tions . . . . any man who likes company may have them to his Taste . ” Here too , however , as in ...
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... taste . " For there must be something imperfect in the taste of one who modestly thinks " so very slightly " of his own poetry . Raillery works best among friends . In mixed companies , or when retailed at secondhand , this kind of ...
... taste . " For there must be something imperfect in the taste of one who modestly thinks " so very slightly " of his own poetry . Raillery works best among friends . In mixed companies , or when retailed at secondhand , this kind of ...
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... taste by a standard allowed already to be just . What advantages the public are to gain by praising Homer at this time of day , we know not . Mr. Kedington may reap some , since all must allow he has taste enough to relish those ...
... taste by a standard allowed already to be just . What advantages the public are to gain by praising Homer at this time of day , we know not . Mr. Kedington may reap some , since all must allow he has taste enough to relish those ...
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