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... the present seemed a favourable occasion for depriving him of the power of
exertion . Sentence of banishment was accordingly pronounced against him : but
his punishment appears to have been afterwards mollified into imprisonment of
an ...
... the present seemed a favourable occasion for depriving him of the power of
exertion . Sentence of banishment was accordingly pronounced against him : but
his punishment appears to have been afterwards mollified into imprisonment of
an ...
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Of the fair sex however , notwithstanding this sneer , he seems to have
entertained a very favourable opinion : and on every proper occasion he has
been sufficiently careful to advance their claims . Into the happy regions of
Elysium , his ...
Of the fair sex however , notwithstanding this sneer , he seems to have
entertained a very favourable opinion : and on every proper occasion he has
been sufficiently careful to advance their claims . Into the happy regions of
Elysium , his ...
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But previous to his entering into detail , he offers a sensible apology for writing in
his native language ; and thence takes occasion to expose the absurdity of that
maxim which prohibits the body of the people from reading the sacred scriptures .
But previous to his entering into detail , he offers a sensible apology for writing in
his native language ; and thence takes occasion to expose the absurdity of that
maxim which prohibits the body of the people from reading the sacred scriptures .
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Whether this will be esteemed decisive evidence of the author or not , these
poems were probably written merely to serve the present occasion ; and the more
literary reformers might have a share in them . Indeed , the very same
expressions ...
Whether this will be esteemed decisive evidence of the author or not , these
poems were probably written merely to serve the present occasion ; and the more
literary reformers might have a share in them . Indeed , the very same
expressions ...
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With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early
Scotish Drama David Irving. THE L I F E OF ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY .
THAT paucity of materials which we have so frequently had occasion to regret ,
again ...
With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early
Scotish Drama David Irving. THE L I F E OF ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY .
THAT paucity of materials which we have so frequently had occasion to regret ,
again ...
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| Наслов | The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama, Том 2 The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama, David Irving |
| Аутор | David Irving |
| Издавач | Alex. Lawrie and Company, 1804 |
| Оригинал из | Универзитет Харвард |
| Дигитализовано | 18 јан 2008 |
| Извоз навода | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |