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... ancient Orators of Greece and Rome . If it be true , however , ( as fome of the Learned affert ) that the Ancients read by the Quantity * only , it is certain , that neither their Modes of Reading , nor of forming Syllables into ...
... ancient Orators of Greece and Rome . If it be true , however , ( as fome of the Learned affert ) that the Ancients read by the Quantity * only , it is certain , that neither their Modes of Reading , nor of forming Syllables into ...
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John Rice. be more confpicuous on viewing them closer together . Those Ancient , whofe refíitlefs Eloquence - Rode buoyant o'er the liquid Élement , Wielded at Will that fierce ... ancient Criterion of Quantity , so 132 Of English Numbers ,
John Rice. be more confpicuous on viewing them closer together . Those Ancient , whofe refíitlefs Eloquence - Rode buoyant o'er the liquid Élement , Wielded at Will that fierce ... ancient Criterion of Quantity , so 132 Of English Numbers ,
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... ancient Greeks and Romans , if Rhime had been ever known among them , fhould have fo totally excluded it even from those very Pieces ; whereas it is found very difficult , in most modern Languages , to write Poetry of almost any Kind ...
... ancient Greeks and Romans , if Rhime had been ever known among them , fhould have fo totally excluded it even from those very Pieces ; whereas it is found very difficult , in most modern Languages , to write Poetry of almost any Kind ...
Contents
Obfervations on the Defects and Perfection | 1 |
The Analysis of SPEECH | 19 |
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