The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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Page 25
... person about to write history ought to be , ' to select a subject striking and pleasing , and such as may not only affect , but overpower the minds of the readers with pleasure . ' And he condemns Thu- cydides for his choice of the ...
... person about to write history ought to be , ' to select a subject striking and pleasing , and such as may not only affect , but overpower the minds of the readers with pleasure . ' And he condemns Thu- cydides for his choice of the ...
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... persons principally engaged in them , he at the same time unfolds the remote as well as immediate causes of events , and imparts the most valuable knowledge and information . He marks the advancement of mankind in society , the rise and ...
... persons principally engaged in them , he at the same time unfolds the remote as well as immediate causes of events , and imparts the most valuable knowledge and information . He marks the advancement of mankind in society , the rise and ...
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... person who at one time possessed our appro- bation or esteem , at another is perhaps become the object of our aversion . The man whom formerly , perhaps , we disregarded as of a weak understanding , we afterwards discover to possess ...
... person who at one time possessed our appro- bation or esteem , at another is perhaps become the object of our aversion . The man whom formerly , perhaps , we disregarded as of a weak understanding , we afterwards discover to possess ...
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... person who was well known to us , we compare the idea we formed of his character when alive , with that which we now entertain of him . His excellencies and defects are now more impartially estimated . On the former , the memory dwells ...
... person who was well known to us , we compare the idea we formed of his character when alive , with that which we now entertain of him . His excellencies and defects are now more impartially estimated . On the former , the memory dwells ...
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... person could have been insensible to it ? ) though possessing the becoming pride of appearing among her equals with equal advantages of dress and ornament ; she sparingly indulged in gratifications which ill accorded with our limited ...
... person could have been insensible to it ? ) though possessing the becoming pride of appearing among her equals with equal advantages of dress and ornament ; she sparingly indulged in gratifications which ill accorded with our limited ...
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