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... manner , in his " Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides . " His veneration and esteem for his friend induced him , at a subsequent period , to go through the laborious task of di- gesting and arranging the immense mass of materials , which ...
... manner , in his " Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides . " His veneration and esteem for his friend induced him , at a subsequent period , to go through the laborious task of di- gesting and arranging the immense mass of materials , which ...
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... manner , had he not possessed a picturesque imagination , a happy turn for humour and wit , and an easy fluent eloquence , calculated to recommend and adorn the most trivial subjects , without deviating into puerility . In reviewing the ...
... manner , had he not possessed a picturesque imagination , a happy turn for humour and wit , and an easy fluent eloquence , calculated to recommend and adorn the most trivial subjects , without deviating into puerility . In reviewing the ...
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... manner of versification used in the last , and in some other of his juvenile pieces , he seems to have made little alteration in his more experienced days ; and it must be added , that , in point of smoothness , little improve- ment ...
... manner of versification used in the last , and in some other of his juvenile pieces , he seems to have made little alteration in his more experienced days ; and it must be added , that , in point of smoothness , little improve- ment ...
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... manner seemed strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till , upon something which occurred in the course of conversation , he suddenly struck in , and quoted Macrobius : and this gave the first impression of that ...
... manner seemed strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till , upon something which occurred in the course of conversation , he suddenly struck in , and quoted Macrobius : and this gave the first impression of that ...
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... manner , that he obtained great applause for it , which ever after kept him high in the estimation of his college , and indeed of all the university . Pope , impelled by gratitude and taste , perhaps not unassisted by vanity , is ...
... manner , that he obtained great applause for it , which ever after kept him high in the estimation of his college , and indeed of all the university . Pope , impelled by gratitude and taste , perhaps not unassisted by vanity , is ...
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