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... tacitus nullo modo præterire possum . ' Here , it must be observed , the Latin order is more animated ; the English more clear and distinct . 99 Our language naturally allows greater liberty for transposition and inversion in poetry ...
... tacitus nullo modo præterire possum . ' Here , it must be observed , the Latin order is more animated ; the English more clear and distinct . 99 Our language naturally allows greater liberty for transposition and inversion in poetry ...
Page 108
... Tacitus . Yet , in the orations of both these histo- rians , the distinguishing manner of each may be clearly traced ; the splendid fulness of the one and What are the subjects of this lecture ? What position is so obvious that it ...
... Tacitus . Yet , in the orations of both these histo- rians , the distinguishing manner of each may be clearly traced ; the splendid fulness of the one and What are the subjects of this lecture ? What position is so obvious that it ...
Page 110
... Tacitus the historian , and Montesquieu in " l'Esprit de Loix " are remarka- ble examples . Of a beautiful and magnificent diffuse- ness , Cicero is undoubtedly the noblest instance which can be given . Addison also and Sir William ...
... Tacitus the historian , and Montesquieu in " l'Esprit de Loix " are remarka- ble examples . Of a beautiful and magnificent diffuse- ness , Cicero is undoubtedly the noblest instance which can be given . Addison also and Sir William ...
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... Tacitus . In historical painting there are great varieties . Livy and Tacitus paint in very dif- ferent ways . The descriptions of Livy are full , plain , and natural ; those of Tacitus are short and bold . One embellishment , which the ...
... Tacitus . In historical painting there are great varieties . Livy and Tacitus paint in very dif- ferent ways . The descriptions of Livy are full , plain , and natural ; those of Tacitus are short and bold . One embellishment , which the ...
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