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... bombastic , and not calculated to fulfil See his publication of Cowper's translations of Milton's Latin and Italian poetry . the first duty of language , that of communi- cating 10 PREFACE . nounces my numbers to be defective; while ...
... bombastic , and not calculated to fulfil See his publication of Cowper's translations of Milton's Latin and Italian poetry . the first duty of language , that of communi- cating 10 PREFACE . nounces my numbers to be defective; while ...
Page 11
Charles Symmons. the first duty of language , that of communi- cating thought with propriety and precision . This is the false in composition , and while the critic may explain the causes of the error , the ... language, that of communi- ...
Charles Symmons. the first duty of language , that of communi- cating thought with propriety and precision . This is the false in composition , and while the critic may explain the causes of the error , the ... language, that of communi- ...
Page 56
... language with precision when they wrote , or not to understand it with correctness when they read : adultus , ac- cording to Stephens , whose explanation of the word is supported by the most unquestionable authorities , is , qui ...
... language with precision when they wrote , or not to understand it with correctness when they read : adultus , ac- cording to Stephens , whose explanation of the word is supported by the most unquestionable authorities , is , qui ...
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... language are considered , and it is recollected that the great Sir William Jones , and even Dawes , the most accurate Grecian perhaps whom this island till the present day has ever produced , have not in every instance been able to ...
... language are considered , and it is recollected that the great Sir William Jones , and even Dawes , the most accurate Grecian perhaps whom this island till the present day has ever produced , have not in every instance been able to ...
Page 82
... language , which are all distin- guished by beauties and faults and disco- ver strong power with an unformed taste , When , in the verses written " At a solemn Music , " we read the following lines , where , speaking of the wedded ...
... language , which are all distin- guished by beauties and faults and disco- ver strong power with an unformed taste , When , in the verses written " At a solemn Music , " we read the following lines , where , speaking of the wedded ...
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