The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... English tongue . But on this subject it is unnecessary to do more than quote the words of one , whose authority few will call in question . " Whoever , " says Dr. Johnson , ( Life of Addison , in the English Poets ) " wishes to attain ...
... English tongue . But on this subject it is unnecessary to do more than quote the words of one , whose authority few will call in question . " Whoever , " says Dr. Johnson , ( Life of Addison , in the English Poets ) " wishes to attain ...
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... English verse answer to those of the Italian , that both of them might go to the same tune . Thus the famous song in Camilla : ' Barbara si t ' intendo , ' & c . ' Barbarous woman , yes , I know your meaning , ' which expresses the ...
... English verse answer to those of the Italian , that both of them might go to the same tune . Thus the famous song in Camilla : ' Barbara si t ' intendo , ' & c . ' Barbarous woman , yes , I know your meaning , ' which expresses the ...
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... English , the English have a genius for other per- formances of a much higher nature , and capable of giving the mind a much nobler entertainment . Would one think it was possible ( at a time when an author lived that was able to write ...
... English , the English have a genius for other per- formances of a much higher nature , and capable of giving the mind a much nobler entertainment . Would one think it was possible ( at a time when an author lived that was able to write ...
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