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... spirit , ani- mation , and interest to a mere recital of facts ; and that , when the writer composes not under the influence of passion , or the ardour of con- troversy , which in narrative is seldom the case . I know not whether I ...
... spirit , ani- mation , and interest to a mere recital of facts ; and that , when the writer composes not under the influence of passion , or the ardour of con- troversy , which in narrative is seldom the case . I know not whether I ...
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... spirit above that of a mere chronicle . Instead of a bare record of facts and dates , it is now an artificial composition ; a splendid emanation of genius , when well executed , as much as an oration or an epic poem , and scarcely ...
... spirit above that of a mere chronicle . Instead of a bare record of facts and dates , it is now an artificial composition ; a splendid emanation of genius , when well executed , as much as an oration or an epic poem , and scarcely ...
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... spirit . Yet from the singular , and almost metrical style in which it is com- posed , it cannot be a model for imitation , and is scarcely an object of criticism in this age of literature . The other parts of sacred history , particu ...
... spirit . Yet from the singular , and almost metrical style in which it is com- posed , it cannot be a model for imitation , and is scarcely an object of criticism in this age of literature . The other parts of sacred history , particu ...
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... . Whether we re- gard his clearness , his spirit , his love of free- dom , or his pure latinity , his history will de- serve to rank with some of the best that issued from the antient schools . There is much good painting 34 BUCHANAN .
... . Whether we re- gard his clearness , his spirit , his love of free- dom , or his pure latinity , his history will de- serve to rank with some of the best that issued from the antient schools . There is much good painting 34 BUCHANAN .
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... spirit . The style of English composition had not ar- rived at perfection in his time ; and his periods are justly censured as long , embarassed , and sometimes ambiguous . Yet he was perhaps the first writer in prose who shewed the ...
... spirit . The style of English composition had not ar- rived at perfection in his time ; and his periods are justly censured as long , embarassed , and sometimes ambiguous . Yet he was perhaps the first writer in prose who shewed the ...
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