The Critical Review, Or, Annals of LiteratureW. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1799 - English literature |
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... attention to fuch a subject . In the last century fome trifling efforts were made in England ; but they defervedly funk into oblivion under the more power- ful illumination of later exertions . Dr. Kennedy publifhed at Paris , in 1705 ...
... attention to fuch a subject . In the last century fome trifling efforts were made in England ; but they defervedly funk into oblivion under the more power- ful illumination of later exertions . Dr. Kennedy publifhed at Paris , in 1705 ...
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... attention of the writers but it has fortunately happened that the main spring of Mr. Stuart's plan was the branch of Lennox and Aubigny , which produced greater perfonal characters than the monarchical line . By refearches in foreign ...
... attention of the writers but it has fortunately happened that the main spring of Mr. Stuart's plan was the branch of Lennox and Aubigny , which produced greater perfonal characters than the monarchical line . By refearches in foreign ...
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... attention and fkill in the pre- fervation of coftume hitherto unparalleled . Ancient or modern , . however , these poems must be viewed as pregnant with beauties of the highest rank ; uniformly mild and generous in manners and fen ...
... attention and fkill in the pre- fervation of coftume hitherto unparalleled . Ancient or modern , . however , these poems must be viewed as pregnant with beauties of the highest rank ; uniformly mild and generous in manners and fen ...
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... attention to a poem ` which cannot command it by merit . That in the inferior walks of poetry we have excelled our forefathers.cannot be doubted : but many of the names with which Dr. Drake has lengthened his lift will never reach ...
... attention to a poem ` which cannot command it by merit . That in the inferior walks of poetry we have excelled our forefathers.cannot be doubted : but many of the names with which Dr. Drake has lengthened his lift will never reach ...
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... attention in former commentators to the new power that fhould arife , totally different from either of the former . His concluding remark , we are perfuaded , will make a deep im- preffion on all who read the revealed word with the ...
... attention in former commentators to the new power that fhould arife , totally different from either of the former . His concluding remark , we are perfuaded , will make a deep im- preffion on all who read the revealed word with the ...
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