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... ancient , as far as time only is concerned . But if we mean to distinguish between elegant and barbarous antiquity , it is neceffary to confider in what state of society the works B 2 were were produced . The want of this dif- tinction ...
... ancient , as far as time only is concerned . But if we mean to distinguish between elegant and barbarous antiquity , it is neceffary to confider in what state of society the works B 2 were were produced . The want of this dif- tinction ...
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... ancient Greece and Rome , of modern Italy , France and England - but not equally fo . It has already been remarked , that Italy took the lead in refinement - the Age of Leo Leo the tenth was in that country an æra for [ 64 ]
... ancient Greece and Rome , of modern Italy , France and England - but not equally fo . It has already been remarked , that Italy took the lead in refinement - the Age of Leo Leo the tenth was in that country an æra for [ 64 ]
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... ancients of the latter . It by no means follows from this dif- tinction , that the moderns are never sub- lime , or the ancients never regular and equal ; but the early age of fociety ( which is the ancient , let it happen at any pe ...
... ancients of the latter . It by no means follows from this dif- tinction , that the moderns are never sub- lime , or the ancients never regular and equal ; but the early age of fociety ( which is the ancient , let it happen at any pe ...
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On a Reform of Parliament | 340 |
Authors fhould not exceed common Judgement | 351 |
Almanacks | 361 |
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Æneid alſo artiſt becauſe beſt Brahmin Brazen-Age cauſe ceaſe circumftance common confequence confidered converfation courſe cuſtom deſtroyed diſcovered effect Emir eſtabliſhed exift exiſt expreffed fafely faid fame fays feem fenfation fent fhall fhew firft firſt flave fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fource fpeaking ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe furely genius Gothic Gothic Architecture himſelf honour houſe idea increaſe inftances inſtead Iron-Age juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs liberty loft meaſure ment moſt mufic muft muſic muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffage paffed painting perfection perfons perhaps pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion preſent principle produce purpoſe reaſon reft replied reſemblance reſpect reſt ſay ſcarce Schâh ſcience ſeems ſhall ſhort ſhould ſome ſpeaking ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſtyle ſuch ſuppoſed tafte taſte Thefe themſelves theſe thing thoſe thou Timur tion ture unleſs uſe uſual whoſe wiſh worfe worſe