The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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... easily took in and surmounted the most subtle and knotty parts of mathematics and metaphysics . His wit was prompt and flowing , yet solid and piercing ; his taste delicate , his head clear , and his way of expressing his thoughts ...
... easily took in and surmounted the most subtle and knotty parts of mathematics and metaphysics . His wit was prompt and flowing , yet solid and piercing ; his taste delicate , his head clear , and his way of expressing his thoughts ...
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... easily written , moved his indignation . When he was writing upon a subject , he would seriously consider what Demosthenes , Homer , Virgil , or Horace , if alive , would say upon that occasion , which whetted him to exceed himself as ...
... easily written , moved his indignation . When he was writing upon a subject , he would seriously consider what Demosthenes , Homer , Virgil , or Horace , if alive , would say upon that occasion , which whetted him to exceed himself as ...
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... easily forgave him all other differences . Hence it was that both his acquaintance and retirements were his own free choice . What Mr. Prior observes upon a very great character , was true of him ; that most of his faults brought their ...
... easily forgave him all other differences . Hence it was that both his acquaintance and retirements were his own free choice . What Mr. Prior observes upon a very great character , was true of him ; that most of his faults brought their ...
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... easily occur that can give more oppor- tunities of informing the understanding , for which Smith was unquestionably qualified , or for moving the passions , in which I suspect him to have had less power . Having formed his plan , and ...
... easily occur that can give more oppor- tunities of informing the understanding , for which Smith was unquestionably qualified , or for moving the passions , in which I suspect him to have had less power . Having formed his plan , and ...
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... easily collected . He therefore always knew what the present question re- quired ; and when his friends expressed their wonder at his acquisitions , made in a state of apparent negligence and drunkenness , he never discovered his hours ...
... easily collected . He therefore always knew what the present question re- quired ; and when his friends expressed their wonder at his acquisitions , made in a state of apparent negligence and drunkenness , he never discovered his hours ...
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