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In the first place , then , as productions which ex- hibit a great and equal portion of pathos and de- scriptive power , I may mention the poems entitled " A Winter Night , " " Winter , a Dirge , " " De- spondency , " " Man was made to ...
In the first place , then , as productions which ex- hibit a great and equal portion of pathos and de- scriptive power , I may mention the poems entitled " A Winter Night , " " Winter , a Dirge , " " De- spondency , " " Man was made to ...
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... which confirm many of the particulars mentioned by Ossian . " And he then adds , “ it is very satisfactory to have been the means of bringing forward a new , and at the same time so convincing a proof of the authenticity of these ...
... which confirm many of the particulars mentioned by Ossian . " And he then adds , “ it is very satisfactory to have been the means of bringing forward a new , and at the same time so convincing a proof of the authenticity of these ...
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... but here his exploits were great and numerous , and a not altogether unsuccessful effort has been lately made to ascertain the battle fields of Fingal in Ulster , by the analogy of names and places mentioned in Os- sian's poems .
... but here his exploits were great and numerous , and a not altogether unsuccessful effort has been lately made to ascertain the battle fields of Fingal in Ulster , by the analogy of names and places mentioned in Os- sian's poems .
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It is nevertheless to the opening of The Chase , a legendary poem , which , from its mention of church bells , cannot be attributed to a period earlier than Fingal . the middle ages , that we are indebted for the 46 MORNINGS IN SPRING .
It is nevertheless to the opening of The Chase , a legendary poem , which , from its mention of church bells , cannot be attributed to a period earlier than Fingal . the middle ages , that we are indebted for the 46 MORNINGS IN SPRING .
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How many days were occupied in travelling is not mentioned , but his expenses on the road are put down at 7. 15s . 1d . On his arrival in the capital , he was lodged at Derby - place , now the Heralds ' College ; and we find , from the ...
How many days were occupied in travelling is not mentioned , but his expenses on the road are put down at 7. 15s . 1d . On his arrival in the capital , he was lodged at Derby - place , now the Heralds ' College ; and we find , from the ...
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| Title | Mornings in Spring: Or, Retrospections, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Volume 2 Mornings in Spring: Or, Retrospections, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Nathan Drake |
| Author | Nathan Drake |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1828 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2008 |
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