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Page 74
It is , too , remarkable how much influence the calamity seems to have exercised
on the character of the one , how little on the other . With Byron it was a constant
source of torment ; with Scott a trouble , certainly , but not of particular intensity .
It is , too , remarkable how much influence the calamity seems to have exercised
on the character of the one , how little on the other . With Byron it was a constant
source of torment ; with Scott a trouble , certainly , but not of particular intensity .
Page 75
As a scholar , indeed , he never became remarkable for proficiency . There is his
own anthority for saying , that even in the exercise of metrical translation , he fell
far short of some of his companions ; although others preserve a somewhat ...
As a scholar , indeed , he never became remarkable for proficiency . There is his
own anthority for saying , that even in the exercise of metrical translation , he fell
far short of some of his companions ; although others preserve a somewhat ...
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Another remarkable circumstance connected with this comet is its short period (
2461 days or 6 years ) , and the fewness of its observed visits . It is true that the
planet Mercury frequently completes his course round the sun without being ...
Another remarkable circumstance connected with this comet is its short period (
2461 days or 6 years ) , and the fewness of its observed visits . It is true that the
planet Mercury frequently completes his course round the sun without being ...
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