Advice in the Pursuits of Literature, Containing Historical, Biographical, and Critical Remarks |
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... master some foundation for his future inclinations and pursuits is laid . He is then confined to elementary knowledge , and all the exertions of the instructor to throw a charm around geography , arithmetic , history and philosophy ...
... master some foundation for his future inclinations and pursuits is laid . He is then confined to elementary knowledge , and all the exertions of the instructor to throw a charm around geography , arithmetic , history and philosophy ...
Page 15
... master touches of fancy , and the whole current of thought is elevated by the deep know- ledge of human nature in these productions of the imagination , who can resist the desire to become ac- quainted with their contents ? But this ...
... master touches of fancy , and the whole current of thought is elevated by the deep know- ledge of human nature in these productions of the imagination , who can resist the desire to become ac- quainted with their contents ? But this ...
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... having been a professor of divinity at Oxford . He felt the influence of a master spirit , and came out upon various orders of friars with the indignant feeling of a hater of abuses , and scourged them with the strong 24.
... having been a professor of divinity at Oxford . He felt the influence of a master spirit , and came out upon various orders of friars with the indignant feeling of a hater of abuses , and scourged them with the strong 24.
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... These writers had genius , and language becomes plastic in the hands of these great masters of thought and expression . Bishop Peacock was a learned writer of this age , and his works added more to the English language than 3 * 25.
... These writers had genius , and language becomes plastic in the hands of these great masters of thought and expression . Bishop Peacock was a learned writer of this age , and his works added more to the English language than 3 * 25.
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... masters to all Europe . At this moment the convents . gave up their classical treasures , and learned commen- . taries followed each other in rapid succession ; all pour- ing from the press under the fostering care of the nobility , who ...
... masters to all Europe . At this moment the convents . gave up their classical treasures , and learned commen- . taries followed each other in rapid succession ; all pour- ing from the press under the fostering care of the nobility , who ...
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