P. Vergili Maronis opera. The works of Virgil, with a comm. by J. Conington (H. Nettleship). |
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... tion of an author one of whose chief characteristics is his subtle deli- cacy of expression , and who requires in those who would appreciate him , not only the power of an analytical critic , but the sympathy of a practised master of ...
... tion of an author one of whose chief characteristics is his subtle deli- cacy of expression , and who requires in those who would appreciate him , not only the power of an analytical critic , but the sympathy of a practised master of ...
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... tion of Colonel Mure's unfinished work , our language is singularly deficient in sketches of the history of classical literature . Here , as elsewhere , I have written rather for learners than for scholars I have sought to popularize ...
... tion of Colonel Mure's unfinished work , our language is singularly deficient in sketches of the history of classical literature . Here , as elsewhere , I have written rather for learners than for scholars I have sought to popularize ...
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... tion . I have made great use of it , levying on it the same kind of contributions which it has levied on others . To Mr. Keightley I owe a more personal acknowledgment , as he has been kind enough to place in my hands a copy of his ...
... tion . I have made great use of it , levying on it the same kind of contributions which it has levied on others . To Mr. Keightley I owe a more personal acknowledgment , as he has been kind enough to place in my hands a copy of his ...
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... tion to himself , as an independent traveller along untrodden ground , not as having discovered any measure peculiar to the Latin language , any melody to which the thoughts of his countrymen would naturally vibrate , but as having been ...
... tion to himself , as an independent traveller along untrodden ground , not as having discovered any measure peculiar to the Latin language , any melody to which the thoughts of his countrymen would naturally vibrate , but as having been ...
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... tion . But with the Eclogues the case is different . It is not merely that Virgil formed his conception of pastoral poetry from Greek models , but that he sought to apply it to Roman life . In the vocabulary of poetry , as he understood ...
... tion . But with the Eclogues the case is different . It is not merely that Virgil formed his conception of pastoral poetry from Greek models , but that he sought to apply it to Roman life . In the vocabulary of poetry , as he understood ...
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