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Side 11
... human nature , holds the first rank among narrative compositions . Voyages and travels may be considered as the next in consequence ; and to those fictitious narratives , composed chiefly for entertainment , under NARRATION . 11.
... human nature , holds the first rank among narrative compositions . Voyages and travels may be considered as the next in consequence ; and to those fictitious narratives , composed chiefly for entertainment , under NARRATION . 11.
Side 12
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. those fictitious narratives , composed chiefly for entertainment , under the names of Romances and Novels , may be assigned the lowest place .. It must , however , be the object of my next let- ters ...
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. those fictitious narratives , composed chiefly for entertainment , under the names of Romances and Novels , may be assigned the lowest place .. It must , however , be the object of my next let- ters ...
Side 13
... are now extant , even in prose , bear in some measure the characters of poetry . The scripture histories , though brief , are al- most poetical . Whether they were originally composed in metre or not , our ignorance of the HISTORY 13.
... are now extant , even in prose , bear in some measure the characters of poetry . The scripture histories , though brief , are al- most poetical . Whether they were originally composed in metre or not , our ignorance of the HISTORY 13.
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Addressed to His Son George Gregory. composed in metre or not , our ignorance of the Hebrew measures renders us incompetent to de-- cide . The older histories of other nations have all somewhat of a dramatic complexion , and the ...
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. composed in metre or not , our ignorance of the Hebrew measures renders us incompetent to de-- cide . The older histories of other nations have all somewhat of a dramatic complexion , and the ...
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... was perhaps the first writer in prose who shewed the powers of the English language , and laid the founda- tion of those beauties which the succeeding age displayed . It is somewhat singular that the first who composed a CLARENDON . 35.
... was perhaps the first writer in prose who shewed the powers of the English language , and laid the founda- tion of those beauties which the succeeding age displayed . It is somewhat singular that the first who composed a CLARENDON . 35.
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