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... present standard . But what shall we say for that intervening half century who could read that plan and never attempt to put it in execution ? Now let us turn to an admired writer , poste- rior to Milton , and see how cold , how insipid ...
... present standard . But what shall we say for that intervening half century who could read that plan and never attempt to put it in execution ? Now let us turn to an admired writer , poste- rior to Milton , and see how cold , how insipid ...
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... present . The third appearance of the Essay ( in 1785 ) was its most splendid one , and gave Walpole as much trouble and , on the whole , pleasure , as any of his editions . The Duc de Nivernois — a literary Frenchman who had been ...
... present . The third appearance of the Essay ( in 1785 ) was its most splendid one , and gave Walpole as much trouble and , on the whole , pleasure , as any of his editions . The Duc de Nivernois — a literary Frenchman who had been ...
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An Essay Horace Walpole. the printers of this present book , is Fournier , a face unused at Strawberry Hill where Caslon was alone employed . The French version is filled with errors which a French type - setter would hardly make , the ...
An Essay Horace Walpole. the printers of this present book , is Fournier , a face unused at Strawberry Hill where Caslon was alone employed . The French version is filled with errors which a French type - setter would hardly make , the ...
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