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Page 26
... success , and conse- quently the acquisition of wealth and reputation . It is a singular proof of his curiosity to explore unusual tracks of learning , that , at this early age , he had perused the abridgment of Coke's Institutes , by ...
... success , and conse- quently the acquisition of wealth and reputation . It is a singular proof of his curiosity to explore unusual tracks of learning , that , at this early age , he had perused the abridgment of Coke's Institutes , by ...
Page 31
... success with unlimited applause , his ardour for learning had been raised to a degree of enthusiasm : at the university , he expected to find a Sumner or Askew in every mas- ter of arts , and generally the same passion for literature ...
... success with unlimited applause , his ardour for learning had been raised to a degree of enthusiasm : at the university , he expected to find a Sumner or Askew in every mas- ter of arts , and generally the same passion for literature ...
Page 34
... success . His vacations were past in London , where he daily attended the schools of Angelo , for the purpose of ... successful appli- cation of time and talents , than he exhibits ; and it is worthy of observation , that he was no less ...
... success . His vacations were past in London , where he daily attended the schools of Angelo , for the purpose of ... successful appli- cation of time and talents , than he exhibits ; and it is worthy of observation , that he was no less ...
Page 53
... successful of the Persian poets . In the judgment of Sadi , Hafez is unequal ; some of his odes are excellent , others very inferior , and some very tame , whilst Jamni preserves an equality throughout . I have not translated the ode of ...
... successful of the Persian poets . In the judgment of Sadi , Hafez is unequal ; some of his odes are excellent , others very inferior , and some very tame , whilst Jamni preserves an equality throughout . I have not translated the ode of ...
Page 54
... success so divine an original . Is it not melancholy to reflect that not only so much of the compositions of this elegant writer should be lost , but that the little which remains is so mutilated and corrupted ? That the text of the ode ...
... success so divine an original . Is it not melancholy to reflect that not only so much of the compositions of this elegant writer should be lost , but that the little which remains is so mutilated and corrupted ? That the text of the ode ...
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