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An Englishman could not speak his native language in a company of foreigners
where he was sure that none understood him ; a travelling Hottentot himself
would be silent if acquainted only with the language of his country ; but a
Frenchman ...
An Englishman could not speak his native language in a company of foreigners
where he was sure that none understood him ; a travelling Hottentot himself
would be silent if acquainted only with the language of his country ; but a
Frenchman ...
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The reasons of my choice were, that we had no history of this splendid period in
our language, but what was either too voluminous for common use, or too meanly
written to please. Catrou and Rouille's history in six volumes folio, translated ...
The reasons of my choice were, that we had no history of this splendid period in
our language, but what was either too voluminous for common use, or too meanly
written to please. Catrou and Rouille's history in six volumes folio, translated ...
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... a beginning, a middle, and an end, in which, however trifling the rule may
seem, most of the poetry in our language is deficient: I claim no merit in the
choice, as it was obvious, for in all languages best productions are most easily
found.
... a beginning, a middle, and an end, in which, however trifling the rule may
seem, most of the poetry in our language is deficient: I claim no merit in the
choice, as it was obvious, for in all languages best productions are most easily
found.
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This seems to be Mr. Pope's most finished production, and is, perhaps, the most
perfect in our language. It exhibits stronger powers of imagination, more harmony
of numbers, and a greater knowledge of the world, than any other of this Poet's ...
This seems to be Mr. Pope's most finished production, and is, perhaps, the most
perfect in our language. It exhibits stronger powers of imagination, more harmony
of numbers, and a greater knowledge of the world, than any other of this Poet's ...
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This elegy (by Mr. Tickell) is one of the finest in our language : there is so little
new that can be said upon the death of a friend, after the complaints of Ovid, and
the Latin Italians, in this way, that one is surprised to see so much novelty in this
to ...
This elegy (by Mr. Tickell) is one of the finest in our language : there is so little
new that can be said upon the death of a friend, after the complaints of Ovid, and
the Latin Italians, in this way, that one is surprised to see so much novelty in this
to ...
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| Titel | The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Band 4 The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Oliver Goldsmith |
| Autor/in | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Herausgeber | Samuel Rose |
| Verlag | Hastings, Etheridge, and Bliss, 1809 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 19. Nov. 2013 |
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