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But it must not be forgotten , that the same Cæsar wrote a grammatical treatise for the purpose of reforming the ordinary language by bringing it to a greater accordance with the principles of Logic or universal Grammar . a > did not ...
But it must not be forgotten , that the same Cæsar wrote a grammatical treatise for the purpose of reforming the ordinary language by bringing it to a greater accordance with the principles of Logic or universal Grammar . a > did not ...
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Judging under this impression , I did not hesitate to declare my full conviction , that the consummate judgement of Shakspeare , not only in the general construction , but in all the detail , of his dramas impressed me with greater ...
Judging under this impression , I did not hesitate to declare my full conviction , that the consummate judgement of Shakspeare , not only in the general construction , but in all the detail , of his dramas impressed me with greater ...
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The same calmness , and even greater selfpossession , may be affirmed of Milton , as far as his poems , and poetic character are concerned . He reserved his anger , for the enemies of religion , freedom , and his country .
The same calmness , and even greater selfpossession , may be affirmed of Milton , as far as his poems , and poetic character are concerned . He reserved his anger , for the enemies of religion , freedom , and his country .
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... so incomparably greater of those who are thought to be , than of those who really are men of real genius ; and in part from the. * A phrase of Andrew Marvel's . GENIUS . * This is one instance among many of 42 ring their short-lived ...
... so incomparably greater of those who are thought to be , than of those who really are men of real genius ; and in part from the. * A phrase of Andrew Marvel's . GENIUS . * This is one instance among many of 42 ring their short-lived ...
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... it might be fairly described as exposing the individual to a greater chance of mental derangement ; but then a more than usual rapidity of association , a more than usual power of passing from thought to thought , and image to image ...
... it might be fairly described as exposing the individual to a greater chance of mental derangement ; but then a more than usual rapidity of association , a more than usual power of passing from thought to thought , and image to image ...
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