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... poetic elements of each copy con- sulted ; but in this general resemblance to all , it loses its particular affinity to any one . Its indi- viduality entirely disappears ; and those features by which each separate copy proved its authen ...
... poetic elements of each copy con- sulted ; but in this general resemblance to all , it loses its particular affinity to any one . Its indi- viduality entirely disappears ; and those features by which each separate copy proved its authen ...
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... poets of the age of Queen Anne . Such being the case , with- out arguing any point of taste which might arise from that confession , I may at least plead early familiarity with the subject as an excuse for my present attempt ; and I may ...
... poets of the age of Queen Anne . Such being the case , with- out arguing any point of taste which might arise from that confession , I may at least plead early familiarity with the subject as an excuse for my present attempt ; and I may ...
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... poem , only one version was extant , the task would have been a very simple one . But it is not so . The col- lecting of those ancient remains was commenced more than a century ago , under the auspices of ALLAN RAMSAY , whose merits as ...
... poem , only one version was extant , the task would have been a very simple one . But it is not so . The col- lecting of those ancient remains was commenced more than a century ago , under the auspices of ALLAN RAMSAY , whose merits as ...
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... poems are really beautiful , for Cunningham was a man of remarkable genius ; but they do not show the impress of ... poetic enthusiasm , and vast acquirement . I ob- serve with much regret , and , I confess , INTRODUCTION . xxvii.
... poems are really beautiful , for Cunningham was a man of remarkable genius ; but they do not show the impress of ... poetic enthusiasm , and vast acquirement . I ob- serve with much regret , and , I confess , INTRODUCTION . xxvii.
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... poems , and occasionally they supply stanzas which are want- ing in other copies . Ample as was the material so brought together by the labour and industry of the different col- lectors , there was yet another process to be performed ...
... poems , and occasionally they supply stanzas which are want- ing in other copies . Ample as was the material so brought together by the labour and industry of the different col- lectors , there was yet another process to be performed ...
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