 ... entitled to claim credit for the extent and importance of the class of ideas to which he has drawn the public attention; and if it be so, what small matters all his deficiencies or irregularities are, when put in the balance against such praise as...  Peter's Letters to His Kinsfolk - Page 346by John Gibson Lockhart - 1819Full view - About this book
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...balance against such praise as this. At a time when the literature of Scotland — and of England toor— was becoming every day more and more destitute of...energetic characters and passions of their forefathers. In so doing he employed, indeed, with tlje skill and power of a true master, and a true philosopher,... | |
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...— and of England too — was becoming every day more and more destitute of command over everything but the mere speculative understanding of men —...energetic characters and passions of their forefathers. In so doing he employed, indeed, with the skill and power of a true master, and a true philosopher,... | |
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...when put in the balance against such praise as this. At a time when the literature of Scotland - and of England too - was becoming every day more and more destitute of command over everything but the mere speculative understanding of men - this great genius seems to have been raised... | |
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...occupies the station elsewhere granted to Burns: At a time when the literature of Scotland — and of England too — was becoming every day more and more destitute of command over everything but the mere speculative understanding of men — this great genius seems to have been raised... | |
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