Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, Volumen2Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1814 |
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... consider . Some bookes are to be tasted , others to be swallowed , but some few to be chewed and digested : that is , some bookes are to be read only in parts ; others to be read but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly , and ...
... consider . Some bookes are to be tasted , others to be swallowed , but some few to be chewed and digested : that is , some bookes are to be read only in parts ; others to be read but not curiously ; and some few to be read wholly , and ...
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... consider- able influence on the literature of his age . His book is for the greater part a cento , and the quo- tations abound in almost every page . Where , however , his own language is suffered to appear , and especially on subjects ...
... consider- able influence on the literature of his age . His book is for the greater part a cento , and the quo- tations abound in almost every page . Where , however , his own language is suffered to appear , and especially on subjects ...
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... consider the variety of baits for all seasons , and pretty devices which our anglers have invented , peculiar lines , false flies , several sleights , & c . will say , that it deserves like com- mendation , requires as much study and ...
... consider the variety of baits for all seasons , and pretty devices which our anglers have invented , peculiar lines , false flies , several sleights , & c . will say , that it deserves like com- mendation , requires as much study and ...
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... consider- ing the period in which he wrote , for purity and simplicity of diction . His sentences are usually clear and compact , and , where the occasion calls for it , are modulated with uncommon sweetness and harmony . The following ...
... consider- ing the period in which he wrote , for purity and simplicity of diction . His sentences are usually clear and compact , and , where the occasion calls for it , are modulated with uncommon sweetness and harmony . The following ...
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... consider Sprat as the first who introduced a peculiarly neat and clean style ; not remarkable for much elegance it is true , or for much brilliancy or solidity of ornament ; but perspicuous , pure , and , though generally faint ...
... consider Sprat as the first who introduced a peculiarly neat and clean style ; not remarkable for much elegance it is true , or for much brilliancy or solidity of ornament ; but perspicuous , pure , and , though generally faint ...
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