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... observe , were the offspring of his melancholic temperament , and were fostered by solitary contemplation , till ... observation expands Percy's suggestion concerning the effects XIX *
... observe , were the offspring of his melancholic temperament , and were fostered by solitary contemplation , till ... observation expands Percy's suggestion concerning the effects XIX *
Page 497
... observed , is of the highest kind . This instructive branch of literature was very hap- pily adapted to his manly ... observation , depth of reflection , felicity of illustration , and vigour of expression . The The Rev. H.J. Todd , the ...
... observed , is of the highest kind . This instructive branch of literature was very hap- pily adapted to his manly ... observation , depth of reflection , felicity of illustration , and vigour of expression . The The Rev. H.J. Todd , the ...
Page 524
... observations apply , more particu- larly , to his papers in the Rambler , on which a large share of his reputation is found- ed , as the great moral teacher of his countrymen . The Rambler , as we have al- ready observed , possesses a ...
... observations apply , more particu- larly , to his papers in the Rambler , on which a large share of his reputation is found- ed , as the great moral teacher of his countrymen . The Rambler , as we have al- ready observed , possesses a ...
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