They are, I think, improved in general ; yet I know not whether they have not lost part of what Temple calls their " race ;" a word which, applied to wines in its primitive sense, means the flavour of the soil. " Liberty," when it first appeared, I tried... The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on ... - Pagina 274 door Samuel Johnson - 1781 Volledige weergave -
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