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Page 73
All the ancient rhetoricians have treated of the nature of periods ; but there is
either something uncommonly refined in the ... What I call a period , ” says he , in
his third book of rhetoric , " is a portion of composition , which has a beginning
and ...
All the ancient rhetoricians have treated of the nature of periods ; but there is
either something uncommonly refined in the ... What I call a period , ” says he , in
his third book of rhetoric , " is a portion of composition , which has a beginning
and ...
Page 83
this kingdom at the beginning of that period , were gradually dispelled and were
succeeded by a degree of prosperity far beyond the most sanguine expectations .
' We admit that history will incorporate with itself every syllable of this passage ...
this kingdom at the beginning of that period , were gradually dispelled and were
succeeded by a degree of prosperity far beyond the most sanguine expectations .
' We admit that history will incorporate with itself every syllable of this passage ...
Page 231
The whole imports from the East Indies , from 1700 to ihe present day , have only
amounted to 165,000 , oool . and our exports , during the same period , to 83,000
, cool . while our total exports have amounted to 1,486,000,000l . during the ...
The whole imports from the East Indies , from 1700 to ihe present day , have only
amounted to 165,000 , oool . and our exports , during the same period , to 83,000
, cool . while our total exports have amounted to 1,486,000,000l . during the ...
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