The Classical Journal, Volume 6A. J. Valpay., 1819 |
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... critics have asked , how Homer could assert , that the Wain was the only constellation which never bathed itself in the ocean , or in other words , which never descen- ded below the horizon ? Aristotle says , that the poet put the Wain ...
... critics have asked , how Homer could assert , that the Wain was the only constellation which never bathed itself in the ocean , or in other words , which never descen- ded below the horizon ? Aristotle says , that the poet put the Wain ...
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... critics of the first eminence , instead of British , is too gross to require a comment . The reader is next reminded of an 66 unhappy attempt at an im- proved edition of Apollonius Rhodius , " by which the critic supposes " the ...
... critics of the first eminence , instead of British , is too gross to require a comment . The reader is next reminded of an 66 unhappy attempt at an im- proved edition of Apollonius Rhodius , " by which the critic supposes " the ...
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... critics , the republic of letters have a right to expect a work - not merely the raw materials of one , & c . " To this the best answer will be a reference to the statement already given respecting the Delegates of the Press . The ...
... critics , the republic of letters have a right to expect a work - not merely the raw materials of one , & c . " To this the best answer will be a reference to the statement already given respecting the Delegates of the Press . The ...
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... critic . In the first display , indeed , of these , may be observed the same disingenuous spirit as in the former part . He treats the Preface and the Notes , as if they proceeded from the same pen ; whereas the writer of the Preface ...
... critic . In the first display , indeed , of these , may be observed the same disingenuous spirit as in the former part . He treats the Preface and the Notes , as if they proceeded from the same pen ; whereas the writer of the Preface ...
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... critic from attempting to solve the intricate phænomena of language which still remain unexplained . To perform the task well requires , not only extensive erudition , a strong memory , an acute and penetrating mind , but an ...
... critic from attempting to solve the intricate phænomena of language which still remain unexplained . To perform the task well requires , not only extensive erudition , a strong memory , an acute and penetrating mind , but an ...
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