Biographical Essays and Essays on the PoetsOsgood, 1875 |
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... present him with the most trivial commonplaces in Greek , and he unaffectedly fancied them divine ; mistaking the pleasurable sense of his own power in a difficult and rare accomplish- ment for some peculiar force or beauty in the Such ...
... present him with the most trivial commonplaces in Greek , and he unaffectedly fancied them divine ; mistaking the pleasurable sense of his own power in a difficult and rare accomplish- ment for some peculiar force or beauty in the Such ...
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... present from some cities to the judges of assize , and to other official persons ; a custom of ancient standing , and in some places , we believe , still subsisting ; and in such cases it is reasonable to suppose that the gloves must ...
... present from some cities to the judges of assize , and to other official persons ; a custom of ancient standing , and in some places , we believe , still subsisting ; and in such cases it is reasonable to suppose that the gloves must ...
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... present life . Every question which it can be reasonable to raise at all , it must be reasonable to treat with at least so much of minute research , as may justify the conclusions which it is made to support . 8 C The estate of Asbies ...
... present life . Every question which it can be reasonable to raise at all , it must be reasonable to treat with at least so much of minute research , as may justify the conclusions which it is made to support . 8 C The estate of Asbies ...
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... present value , a very operose 13 calculation might be requisite . But contenting ourselves with the gross method of making such equations between 1560 and the current century , that is , multiplying by five , we shall find the capital ...
... present value , a very operose 13 calculation might be requisite . But contenting ourselves with the gross method of making such equations between 1560 and the current century , that is , multiplying by five , we shall find the capital ...
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... present money , may have been held up as an exponent of wealth and consideration ; and John Shakspeare may have been required to resign it as an honorable distinc- tion , not suitable to the circumstances of an embar- rassed man ...
... present money , may have been held up as an exponent of wealth and consideration ; and John Shakspeare may have been required to resign it as an honorable distinc- tion , not suitable to the circumstances of an embar- rassed man ...
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