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... poets of France , down to the epoch of the writer before us , forms indeed but a meagre account , when made the most of . The Anti - Lucretius of Polignac , though a didactic , can scarcely be called a descriptive poem ; an observation ...
... poets of France , down to the epoch of the writer before us , forms indeed but a meagre account , when made the most of . The Anti - Lucretius of Polignac , though a didactic , can scarcely be called a descriptive poem ; an observation ...
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... poet before us ( unri- valled at least in his own country , and in his own day ) was first known to us , is his very admirable translation of the Georgics ; a translation imperatively called for in his na- tive tongue , and which he has ...
... poet before us ( unri- valled at least in his own country , and in his own day ) was first known to us , is his very admirable translation of the Georgics ; a translation imperatively called for in his na- tive tongue , and which he has ...
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... poets of ancient times , Lucretius and Virgil ; gives , on various accounts , the palm to the latter , and professes to follow him as his chief model , especially in the skilful mode with which he introduces his episodes to enrich what ...
... poets of ancient times , Lucretius and Virgil ; gives , on various accounts , the palm to the latter , and professes to follow him as his chief model , especially in the skilful mode with which he introduces his episodes to enrich what ...
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... poet to sing the poet obeys , and opens with Light . In- vocation to Apollo . Eulogy of Delambre . Of the decomposition of the solar rays by Newton's prism . Different effects of light , which gives nature her various colours ...
... poet to sing the poet obeys , and opens with Light . In- vocation to Apollo . Eulogy of Delambre . Of the decomposition of the solar rays by Newton's prism . Different effects of light , which gives nature her various colours ...
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... poets of our own coun- iry . Thomson is a favourite author with M. Delille ; and he has freely borrowed from him the ... poet on his falling conveniently to sleep , and commands him to write the ensuing poem , the following verses are ...
... poets of our own coun- iry . Thomson is a favourite author with M. Delille ; and he has freely borrowed from him the ... poet on his falling conveniently to sleep , and commands him to write the ensuing poem , the following verses are ...
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Page 108 - ... sun. And behold a man bent with age coming from the way of the wilderness leaning on a staff. And Abraham arose, and met him, and said unto him, ' Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night ; and thou shall arise early in the morning, and go on thy way.' And the man said, 'Nay; for I will abide under this tree.