Flowers of Literature, for 1806: Or, Characteristic Sketches of Human Nature, and Modern Manners. To which are Added, a General View of Literature During that Period; Portraits and Biographical Notices of Eminent Literary, and Political Characters; with Notes, Historical, Critical, and ExplanatoryB. Crosby and Company, 1807 - 528 pages |
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... labour . They may hereafter meet the public eye : yet , when time is once lost , it cannot be recovered ; and , had they been brought forward in due course , it may fairly be presumed , that in the interim some- * One of them we believe ...
... labour . They may hereafter meet the public eye : yet , when time is once lost , it cannot be recovered ; and , had they been brought forward in due course , it may fairly be presumed , that in the interim some- * One of them we believe ...
Page xxxix
... labours of the year ; Whilst your's , beneath some tree , with mournful eyes , See , for their haughty lords , their harvest ... labour , in this island , literature and the arts flourish with unprecedented vigour . Never , within our ...
... labours of the year ; Whilst your's , beneath some tree , with mournful eyes , See , for their haughty lords , their harvest ... labour , in this island , literature and the arts flourish with unprecedented vigour . Never , within our ...
Page xl
... labour which it is requisite to be- stow upon a work , before it can possess any legiti- mate claim to the title of ... labours , sit down with the greatest com- placency , erroneously considering that they have performed all which is ...
... labour which it is requisite to be- stow upon a work , before it can possess any legiti- mate claim to the title of ... labours , sit down with the greatest com- placency , erroneously considering that they have performed all which is ...
Page lxv
... labour , erudition , and taste : from the copious notes which are appended , much useful and amusing informa- tion may be derived ; and we sincerely hope , that the success attendant on the publication inay be such as to induce the ...
... labour , erudition , and taste : from the copious notes which are appended , much useful and amusing informa- tion may be derived ; and we sincerely hope , that the success attendant on the publication inay be such as to induce the ...
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... labour of writing would not have allowed his lassitude and love of ease to have taken the pen out of the inkhorn , unless the cravings of hunger had reminded him , that he must fill the sheet before 15 Lines to the Memory of Mr Pitt ...
... labour of writing would not have allowed his lassitude and love of ease to have taken the pen out of the inkhorn , unless the cravings of hunger had reminded him , that he must fill the sheet before 15 Lines to the Memory of Mr Pitt ...
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