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This admirable poem laid the first foundation of his fame . Sir John Hawkins
observes , that in this poem he has adopted the vulgar topic of the time , to gratify
the malevolence of the Tory faction ; and Mr . Boswell candidly allows , that " the ...
This admirable poem laid the first foundation of his fame . Sir John Hawkins
observes , that in this poem he has adopted the vulgar topic of the time , to gratify
the malevolence of the Tory faction ; and Mr . Boswell candidly allows , that " the ...
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He ' engaged the assistance of Dr . Warton , whose admirable essays are well
known . April 10 . 1753 , he began to write in it , marking his papers with the
signature T ; all of which , except those which have also the fignature Mifargyrus (
by Dr ...
He ' engaged the assistance of Dr . Warton , whose admirable essays are well
known . April 10 . 1753 , he began to write in it , marking his papers with the
signature T ; all of which , except those which have also the fignature Mifargyrus (
by Dr ...
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... remarks upon Demosthenes and Cicero , and rivals the finest fpecimens of
elegant composition and critical acuteness in the English language . Some
caution , however , is required to peruse these admirable compositions with
advantage .
... remarks upon Demosthenes and Cicero , and rivals the finest fpecimens of
elegant composition and critical acuteness in the English language . Some
caution , however , is required to peruse these admirable compositions with
advantage .
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required to peruse these admirable compositions with advantage . The present
writer means not to say that they are perfect , or that , on the whole , they are
executed with propriety . If they be regarded merely as containing narrations of
the ...
required to peruse these admirable compositions with advantage . The present
writer means not to say that they are perfect , or that , on the whole , they are
executed with propriety . If they be regarded merely as containing narrations of
the ...
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His admirable arguments in favour of religion and morality , are not weakened by
the proofs of his practical errors : These are always precisely what they were ,
once good , and always good . His argu - ; ments in favour of self - denial do not ...
His admirable arguments in favour of religion and morality , are not weakened by
the proofs of his practical errors : These are always precisely what they were ,
once good , and always good . His argu - ; ments in favour of self - denial do not ...
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