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John Shore Baron Teignmouth. " language . His compositions were distinguished by " his precise application of every word , agreeable to " the most strict classical authority . He imitated the " choruses of Sophocles so successfully that ...
John Shore Baron Teignmouth. " language . His compositions were distinguished by " his precise application of every word , agreeable to " the most strict classical authority . He imitated the " choruses of Sophocles so successfully that ...
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... language of Chaucer , as the only model he could take for a specimen of the English Doric . Spenser speaks in his own dialect , and , as the poet says , Masks in the roughest veil the sweetest song . In the original essay , Mr. Jones ...
... language of Chaucer , as the only model he could take for a specimen of the English Doric . Spenser speaks in his own dialect , and , as the poet says , Masks in the roughest veil the sweetest song . In the original essay , Mr. Jones ...
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... language and measures of Aristophanes . But his solicitude to appear as an author was perhaps prudently checked by the advice of his friends ; and the proposed publication , from which he expected an increase of reputation , was ...
... language and measures of Aristophanes . But his solicitude to appear as an author was perhaps prudently checked by the advice of his friends ; and the proposed publication , from which he expected an increase of reputation , was ...
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... language , in which he so far succeeded , as to be able to read Gesner with delight , assisted only by an excellent German grammar and dictionary : the pronunciation he had formerly learned from a fellow - collegian , who had passed ...
... language , in which he so far succeeded , as to be able to read Gesner with delight , assisted only by an excellent German grammar and dictionary : the pronunciation he had formerly learned from a fellow - collegian , who had passed ...
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... language , which he wished to learn . The close of the year is marked with an occurrence , which , probably , had a material influence on the deter- mination of his future pursuits . From a motive of mere curiosity he was prompted to ...
... language , which he wished to learn . The close of the year is marked with an occurrence , which , probably , had a material influence on the deter- mination of his future pursuits . From a motive of mere curiosity he was prompted to ...
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