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... attempt of this nature , not trifling in its pretensions nor impotent in its support of them . Before , however , we proceed to discuss Mr. Gifford's merit as a translator , we are invited to pay our compliments to him as a man ; -a ...
... attempt of this nature , not trifling in its pretensions nor impotent in its support of them . Before , however , we proceed to discuss Mr. Gifford's merit as a translator , we are invited to pay our compliments to him as a man ; -a ...
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... attempting to get on board one of these , which I did at midnight , I missed my footing , and fell into the sea . The floating away of the boat alarmed the man on deck , who came to the ship's side just in time to see me sink . He imme ...
... attempting to get on board one of these , which I did at midnight , I missed my footing , and fell into the sea . The floating away of the boat alarmed the man on deck , who came to the ship's side just in time to see me sink . He imme ...
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... attempts at rhime ; and with the trifling pecu- niary rewards which he obtained for his verses , in addition to empty praise , he purchased paper , & c . and books of geo- metry and algebra . The love of science , however , having ...
... attempts at rhime ; and with the trifling pecu- niary rewards which he obtained for his verses , in addition to empty praise , he purchased paper , & c . and books of geo- metry and algebra . The love of science , however , having ...
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... attempting other Satires ; and he was advised by his Mæcenas , Mr. Cookes- ley , to open a subscription for a complete version of all the Satires of Juvenal . Proposals were accordingly issued in Ja- nuary 1781 but the sudden death of ...
... attempting other Satires ; and he was advised by his Mæcenas , Mr. Cookes- ley , to open a subscription for a complete version of all the Satires of Juvenal . Proposals were accordingly issued in Ja- nuary 1781 but the sudden death of ...
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... attempt to give us an idea of Juvenal's person and features by exhibiting , as Holyday did , at the head of his pre- face , a portraiture of him ; nor does he undertake to substi tute facts in the place of conjecture : but he endeavours ...
... attempt to give us an idea of Juvenal's person and features by exhibiting , as Holyday did , at the head of his pre- face , a portraiture of him ; nor does he undertake to substi tute facts in the place of conjecture : but he endeavours ...
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