Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Volume 2Phillips, 1808 |
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... containing observations on the principal historians , chiefly with a view to the accuracy of their military descriptions , says of Thuci- dydes , that " his work is a masterpiece of mi- litary talent , unfolding the internal policy of ...
... containing observations on the principal historians , chiefly with a view to the accuracy of their military descriptions , says of Thuci- dydes , that " his work is a masterpiece of mi- litary talent , unfolding the internal policy of ...
Page 46
... and the most famous extant are those of Cæsar , containing the particulars of his wars in Gaul and Britain . A more perfect model of this kind of writing cannot be mentioned . The style is clear and simple , yet sweet and 46 MEMOIRS .
... and the most famous extant are those of Cæsar , containing the particulars of his wars in Gaul and Britain . A more perfect model of this kind of writing cannot be mentioned . The style is clear and simple , yet sweet and 46 MEMOIRS .
Page 81
... contain a morality so pure and so sublime , that I am inclined to credit the opinion that the author was at heart a Christian . Besides this , you will find in them many excel- lent practical precepts for the regulation of the studies ...
... contain a morality so pure and so sublime , that I am inclined to credit the opinion that the author was at heart a Christian . Besides this , you will find in them many excel- lent practical precepts for the regulation of the studies ...
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... contain . The modern pastorals ( strictly so called ) as they present no pictures at all analo- gous to modern life or manners , and are mere imitations of Theocritus and Virgil , excite but little interest . Few at present , I believe ...
... contain . The modern pastorals ( strictly so called ) as they present no pictures at all analo- gous to modern life or manners , and are mere imitations of Theocritus and Virgil , excite but little interest . Few at present , I believe ...
Page 183
... contain ; " Fair justice then , without constraint ador'd , " Held high the steady scale , but deep'd the sword ; " No spies were paid , no special juries known , " Blest age ! but ah ! how diff'rent from our own ! " Much could I add ...
... contain ; " Fair justice then , without constraint ador'd , " Held high the steady scale , but deep'd the sword ; " No spies were paid , no special juries known , " Blest age ! but ah ! how diff'rent from our own ! " Much could I add ...
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