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... ancient relic ; is always felt to be incongruous ; and is frequently the reverse of picturesque . But , on the other hand , when a fine old building has suffered at various times from the hands of successive architects , who , in their ...
... ancient relic ; is always felt to be incongruous ; and is frequently the reverse of picturesque . But , on the other hand , when a fine old building has suffered at various times from the hands of successive architects , who , in their ...
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... Ancient and Modern , " condemned altogether the practice of collating versions ; and as his opinion , in a matter of this kind , must undeniably be regarded as of weight , I shall transcribe the condemnatory passage , in order that the ...
... Ancient and Modern , " condemned altogether the practice of collating versions ; and as his opinion , in a matter of this kind , must undeniably be regarded as of weight , I shall transcribe the condemnatory passage , in order that the ...
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... ancient remains was commenced more than a century ago , under the auspices of ALLAN RAMSAY , whose merits as a poet must ever endear him to his countrymen , but who was really ill - qualified to discharge the duty of an editor . He felt ...
... ancient remains was commenced more than a century ago , under the auspices of ALLAN RAMSAY , whose merits as a poet must ever endear him to his countrymen , but who was really ill - qualified to discharge the duty of an editor . He felt ...
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... fail to understand my mean- ing . Or take the ballad of " Gil Morice , " as given in Percy's Reliques , one - half of which is ancient , and the other of modern interpolation - we read J it , or we hear it read ; and INTRODUCTION . XXV.
... fail to understand my mean- ing . Or take the ballad of " Gil Morice , " as given in Percy's Reliques , one - half of which is ancient , and the other of modern interpolation - we read J it , or we hear it read ; and INTRODUCTION . XXV.
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... ancient , many compositions of his own , which were published in the volume entitled " Remains of Nithsdale and Galloway Song . " The poems are really beautiful , for Cunningham was a man of remarkable genius ; but they do not show the ...
... ancient , many compositions of his own , which were published in the volume entitled " Remains of Nithsdale and Galloway Song . " The poems are really beautiful , for Cunningham was a man of remarkable genius ; but they do not show the ...
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