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... thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the action to him who had given that aid . Had Offian brought down gods , as often as Hoiner has done , to asfift his heroes , this poem had not ...
... thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the action to him who had given that aid . Had Offian brought down gods , as often as Hoiner has done , to asfift his heroes , this poem had not ...
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... thoughts were entirely taken up with the hopes of his father's death , and with schemes to fup- plant his brother Geta , - He fcarcely had entered the enemy's country , when news was brought him , that . Severus was dead . A fudden ...
... thoughts were entirely taken up with the hopes of his father's death , and with schemes to fup- plant his brother Geta , - He fcarcely had entered the enemy's country , when news was brought him , that . Severus was dead . A fudden ...
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... an English reader . The manner of thofe compofitions is fo different from other poems , and the ideas fo confined to the most early state of so- ciety , that it was thought they had not enough cie- XXII A DISSERTATION concerning the.
... an English reader . The manner of thofe compofitions is fo different from other poems , and the ideas fo confined to the most early state of so- ciety , that it was thought they had not enough cie- XXII A DISSERTATION concerning the.
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Vol. I. James Macpherson. ciety , that it was thought they had not enough of va- riety to please a polifhed age , This was ... thought they mended the poems by modernizing the / ideas ( b ) 4 ideas , corrupted them to such a degree , that ...
Vol. I. James Macpherson. ciety , that it was thought they had not enough of va- riety to please a polifhed age , This was ... thought they mended the poems by modernizing the / ideas ( b ) 4 ideas , corrupted them to such a degree , that ...
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... employed for fome ti- me by a merchant , a native of Scotland , in the tuition of his children . During the time Mr. Shaw was thus employed , he turned his thoughts thoughts to the making fome figure in Gaelic literature , A N ...
... employed for fome ti- me by a merchant , a native of Scotland , in the tuition of his children . During the time Mr. Shaw was thus employed , he turned his thoughts thoughts to the making fome figure in Gaelic literature , A N ...
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