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Page ii
... quoted . In such cases of this kind as appeared in the former edition , some critics were remarkably severe upon the book , charging it with fatuity and perverseness , not to speak of other accusations . But the reason is obvious enough ...
... quoted . In such cases of this kind as appeared in the former edition , some critics were remarkably severe upon the book , charging it with fatuity and perverseness , not to speak of other accusations . But the reason is obvious enough ...
Page v
... quoting a mere author's name , without any indication of the work of that author in which the alleged quotation may be found . Let us have accurate quotations and exact references , wherever such are to be found . A quotation without a ...
... quoting a mere author's name , without any indication of the work of that author in which the alleged quotation may be found . Let us have accurate quotations and exact references , wherever such are to be found . A quotation without a ...
Page vii
... quoted in his own tongue ; but , from the unfamiliarity of the Greek language , it is not uncommon to have a passage from a Greek writer given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If ...
... quoted in his own tongue ; but , from the unfamiliarity of the Greek language , it is not uncommon to have a passage from a Greek writer given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If ...
Page viii
... quoted . A quotation , then , to deserve the rank of such , should , first of all , be quotable . It should contain a sentiment of some acumen , well expressed , and not too long . This seems to be , more or less , the idea of the ...
... quoted . A quotation , then , to deserve the rank of such , should , first of all , be quotable . It should contain a sentiment of some acumen , well expressed , and not too long . This seems to be , more or less , the idea of the ...
Page ix
... quoted a passage from the " Iliad , " it hardly seems as if Greek quotations had fallen altogether into abeyance.2 1 Addison , Spectator 221 . 2 The passages quoted were Horace , Ep . 2 , 1 , 15-17 ; Virgil , A. 1 , 574 ; Homer , II ...
... quoted a passage from the " Iliad , " it hardly seems as if Greek quotations had fallen altogether into abeyance.2 1 Addison , Spectator 221 . 2 The passages quoted were Horace , Ep . 2 , 1 , 15-17 ; Virgil , A. 1 , 574 ; Homer , II ...
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