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... Romans , ............... 144 . XIV . Neglected Poets , ..... To Lucasta ,. To the Grasshopper , .. ..147 ... 148 ... Roman Palaces , ... ..... 176 .......... 177 .181 XX . - Steam - Engines , .. ..185 ..... XXI . - Adventures ...
... Romans , ............... 144 . XIV . Neglected Poets , ..... To Lucasta ,. To the Grasshopper , .. ..147 ... 148 ... Roman Palaces , ... ..... 176 .......... 177 .181 XX . - Steam - Engines , .. ..185 ..... XXI . - Adventures ...
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... Romans , or any other people . In REPLY , the orators of England have no masters . It is from that de- partment of oratory that the evidence of our attain- ments should be adduced . Can any thing be finer , or , if you like the term ...
... Romans , or any other people . In REPLY , the orators of England have no masters . It is from that de- partment of oratory that the evidence of our attain- ments should be adduced . Can any thing be finer , or , if you like the term ...
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... " that the British orators have surpassed the Greek and Roman ; among us another species of eloquence has been cultivated with equal success . It belongs to a class which may be called descriptive oratory , but it ELOQUENCE . 9.
... " that the British orators have surpassed the Greek and Roman ; among us another species of eloquence has been cultivated with equal success . It belongs to a class which may be called descriptive oratory , but it ELOQUENCE . 9.
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... Roman have excelled him in his own particular style . The desolation of the Carnatic by Hyder Ali , as described in his speech of February 28th 1785 , on the Nabob of Arcot's debts , is not surpassed by any description in poetry ...
... Roman have excelled him in his own particular style . The desolation of the Carnatic by Hyder Ali , as described in his speech of February 28th 1785 , on the Nabob of Arcot's debts , is not surpassed by any description in poetry ...
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... Roman toga . A small silk fillet generally encircled their tem- ples ; and massy gold necklaces , intricately wrought , suspended Moorish charms , dearly purchased , and en- closed in small square cases of gold , silver , and curious ...
... Roman toga . A small silk fillet generally encircled their tem- ples ; and massy gold necklaces , intricately wrought , suspended Moorish charms , dearly purchased , and en- closed in small square cases of gold , silver , and curious ...
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