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In history there is too little individuality ; in poetry too much effort , to permit the poet and historian to pourtray the manners living as they rise . History treats of man , as it were , in the mass ; and the individuals whom it ...
In history there is too little individuality ; in poetry too much effort , to permit the poet and historian to pourtray the manners living as they rise . History treats of man , as it were , in the mass ; and the individuals whom it ...
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... as well as in former times , a plain and palpable analogy may be discovered between the character of manners and ... and that their reciprocal influence might be traced in a manner somewhat more intelli- gible than our author's ...
... as well as in former times , a plain and palpable analogy may be discovered between the character of manners and ... and that their reciprocal influence might be traced in a manner somewhat more intelli- gible than our author's ...
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The manner in which the scientific part was conducted , ap- pears also to merit commendation ; though the want of a Baro- meter is an oversight hardly to be forgiven . We wish , too , that the astronomical apparatus had been more ...
The manner in which the scientific part was conducted , ap- pears also to merit commendation ; though the want of a Baro- meter is an oversight hardly to be forgiven . We wish , too , that the astronomical apparatus had been more ...
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The Excursion being a portion of the Recluse | 1 |
On the Light of the Cassegrainian Telescope com | 31 |
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