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... 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.
... 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.
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... considered as a history limited to a short pe- riod ; but in whatever light it is regarded , no- thing can be more interesting , pleasant , and entertaining . It afforded , undoubtedly , the model for Cæsar's Commentaries , but is a ...
... considered as a history limited to a short pe- riod ; but in whatever light it is regarded , no- thing can be more interesting , pleasant , and entertaining . It afforded , undoubtedly , the model for Cæsar's Commentaries , but is a ...
Side 35
... considered as a gene- ral historian , since his subject is confined to the civil wars in the reign of Charles I. and II . Clarendon's history is , however , in all senses of the word , a great work . In style and conduct it comes nearer ...
... considered as a gene- ral historian , since his subject is confined to the civil wars in the reign of Charles I. and II . Clarendon's history is , however , in all senses of the word , a great work . In style and conduct it comes nearer ...
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... considered as a repository of the serious wit of Greece . How he was able to collect those aphorisms is matter of wonder ; and I can only suppose that he extracted them from some older collection of lives and chro- nicles , now probably ...
... considered as a repository of the serious wit of Greece . How he was able to collect those aphorisms is matter of wonder ; and I can only suppose that he extracted them from some older collection of lives and chro- nicles , now probably ...
Side 54
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. perors of Rome , may be considered either as an historian or biographer . Properly I think the latter , for he relates much of their private lives and transactions . His work is a most valuable ...
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. perors of Rome , may be considered either as an historian or biographer . Properly I think the latter , for he relates much of their private lives and transactions . His work is a most valuable ...
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