Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose: Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons: Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in PoetryVicesimus Knox J. Johnson, 1808 - 1 pagina's An anthology of prose passages primarily from Greek, Roman, and English authors. |
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... Character of Richard III . 79 Another SO Character of Henry VII . 81 Another . for Archias 639 76 Another 10 for T. Annius Milo 664 77 Edward V. Il Cicero's Oration against Verres Cic . Orat . 685 12 Oration of Pericles Thucyd . 657 13 ...
... Character of Richard III . 79 Another SO Character of Henry VII . 81 Another . for Archias 639 76 Another 10 for T. Annius Milo 664 77 Edward V. Il Cicero's Oration against Verres Cic . Orat . 685 12 Oration of Pericles Thucyd . 657 13 ...
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... character of Sir Roger de Coverley discovers racter . In reading his works , we seem more genius than the critique on Milton . engaged in conversation with him ; we become thoroughly acquainted with him , not merely as an author , but ...
... character of Sir Roger de Coverley discovers racter . In reading his works , we seem more genius than the critique on Milton . engaged in conversation with him ; we become thoroughly acquainted with him , not merely as an author , but ...
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... character may be fummed up , in nice precision , quick decifion , and unbounded prefumption . Ibid . § 123. Character of Mr. PELHAM . Mr. Pelham had good fenfe , without either thining parts or any degree of lite rature . He had by no ...
... character may be fummed up , in nice precision , quick decifion , and unbounded prefumption . Ibid . § 123. Character of Mr. PELHAM . Mr. Pelham had good fenfe , without either thining parts or any degree of lite rature . He had by no ...
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