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... labour , having acquired a competent knowledge of the rules of prosody , he composed verses in imitation of Ovid ; a task which had never been re- quired from any of the students in the lower school at Harrow . The behaviour of the ...
... labour , having acquired a competent knowledge of the rules of prosody , he composed verses in imitation of Ovid ; a task which had never been re- quired from any of the students in the lower school at Harrow . The behaviour of the ...
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... studies had latterly been pursued , left him no reason to regret the disadvantages under which he had at first laboured . His improvement in the knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he 18 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... studies had latterly been pursued , left him no reason to regret the disadvantages under which he had at first laboured . His improvement in the knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he 18 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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... labour to assist its circulation . But there is a kind of sanction in the characters of the dead , which gives due force and reward their merits , and defends them from the suggestions of calumny . But to return to the point ; what ...
... labour to assist its circulation . But there is a kind of sanction in the characters of the dead , which gives due force and reward their merits , and defends them from the suggestions of calumny . But to return to the point ; what ...
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... labour , this our care ? ) Shall stain the stucco floor . 1760 . The new situation of Mr. Jones , at the university , did not at first correspond with his expectations .... Under the tuition of a master , who saw with admira- tion his ...
... labour , this our care ? ) Shall stain the stucco floor . 1760 . The new situation of Mr. Jones , at the university , did not at first correspond with his expectations .... Under the tuition of a master , who saw with admira- tion his ...
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... laboured diligently at the Gulistan of Sadi , assisted by the accu- rate , but inelegant , version of Gentius , and at the well- chosen praxis at the close of Meninski's grammar , he found his exertions rewarded with rapid success . His ...
... laboured diligently at the Gulistan of Sadi , assisted by the accu- rate , but inelegant , version of Gentius , and at the well- chosen praxis at the close of Meninski's grammar , he found his exertions rewarded with rapid success . His ...
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