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... grace and force of those expressions which they used , when they sought to persuade or to affect . They were early sensible of a beauty in discourse , and endea- voured to give it certain decorations , which expe- rience had taught them ...
... grace and force of those expressions which they used , when they sought to persuade or to affect . They were early sensible of a beauty in discourse , and endea- voured to give it certain decorations , which expe- rience had taught them ...
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... grace and strength , are attainments of the utmost consequence to all who propose , either by speech or writing , to ad- dress the public . For without being master of those attainments , no man can do justice to his own conceptions ...
... grace and strength , are attainments of the utmost consequence to all who propose , either by speech or writing , to ad- dress the public . For without being master of those attainments , no man can do justice to his own conceptions ...
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... grace and elegance of every kind of writ- ing . The public ear is become refined . It will not easily bear what is slovenly and incorrect . Every author must aspire to some merit in expres- sion , as well as in sentiment , if he would ...
... grace and elegance of every kind of writ- ing . The public ear is become refined . It will not easily bear what is slovenly and incorrect . Every author must aspire to some merit in expres- sion , as well as in sentiment , if he would ...
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... grace , without seem- ing to fall . * The father of the gods his glory shrouds , Involved in tempests , and a night of clouds : And from the middle darkness flashing out , By fits he deals his fiery bolts about . Earth feels the motions ...
... grace , without seem- ing to fall . * The father of the gods his glory shrouds , Involved in tempests , and a night of clouds : And from the middle darkness flashing out , By fits he deals his fiery bolts about . Earth feels the motions ...
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... grace , is the former waving curve , twisted round some solid body . The curling worm of a common jack is one of the instances he gives of it . Twisted pillars , and twisted horns , also ex- hibit it . In all the instances which he ...
... grace , is the former waving curve , twisted round some solid body . The curling worm of a common jack is one of the instances he gives of it . Twisted pillars , and twisted horns , also ex- hibit it . In all the instances which he ...
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