The British Essayists: With Preface Biographical and Critical, Volume 45T. and J. Allman, 1823 - English essays |
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... Glory- From Christopher Cutjoke , on the Miseries con- sequent on being Witty From Ironiculus , a Poem on the Art of Lying . 16. On Language - the causes which contribute to the improvement or alteration of it - The progress of the ...
... Glory- From Christopher Cutjoke , on the Miseries con- sequent on being Witty From Ironiculus , a Poem on the Art of Lying . 16. On Language - the causes which contribute to the improvement or alteration of it - The progress of the ...
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... glory of Rome as her epic poet , or the other of Britain , as her philosopher and sa- tirist ; if these examples are objected to , as more peculiar to poetry than prose , Cicero's Treatise de Inventione was the juvenile effort of that ...
... glory of Rome as her epic poet , or the other of Britain , as her philosopher and sa- tirist ; if these examples are objected to , as more peculiar to poetry than prose , Cicero's Treatise de Inventione was the juvenile effort of that ...
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... glory attends upon what are called great actions ; which , by their superior splendour , attract and dazzle the eyes of the multitude more than a sober train of benevolence , which passes over the mind with the smooth uniformity of a ...
... glory attends upon what are called great actions ; which , by their superior splendour , attract and dazzle the eyes of the multitude more than a sober train of benevolence , which passes over the mind with the smooth uniformity of a ...
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... different is this patriotic con- quest , over a desire of glory not to be obtained in a manner consistent with his country's welfare , from the obstinacy of another character equally eminent about the same XLV . D MICROCOSM . 25.
... different is this patriotic con- quest , over a desire of glory not to be obtained in a manner consistent with his country's welfare , from the obstinacy of another character equally eminent about the same XLV . D MICROCOSM . 25.
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... glory to have so great an in- fluence as I contend it is possessed of ; the higher ranks in life may be cleared of an imputation under which they have long laboured . I allude to an opi- nion extremely prevalent , that all national ...
... glory to have so great an in- fluence as I contend it is possessed of ; the higher ranks in life may be cleared of an imputation under which they have long laboured . I allude to an opi- nion extremely prevalent , that all national ...
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