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... in very general terms , I feel tempted , from its close affinity with the title of these volumes , to enter upon one topic of resemblance amongst these poets more at large , and that is , their peculiar attachment to , and fondness ...
... in very general terms , I feel tempted , from its close affinity with the title of these volumes , to enter upon one topic of resemblance amongst these poets more at large , and that is , their peculiar attachment to , and fondness ...
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As his life drew near a close , the eager yet decorous solicitude a of his fellow townsmen increased . He was exciseman , it is true - a name odious , from many a He rean associations , to his countrymen -- but he did his MORNINGS IN ...
As his life drew near a close , the eager yet decorous solicitude a of his fellow townsmen increased . He was exciseman , it is true - a name odious , from many a He rean associations , to his countrymen -- but he did his MORNINGS IN ...
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It is , however , only to those parts of Miss Brooke's “ Reliques ” which relate to the character of Ossian , that we are now to turn our attention , and these are chiefly confined to the introduction and close of two poems entitled ...
It is , however , only to those parts of Miss Brooke's “ Reliques ” which relate to the character of Ossian , that we are now to turn our attention , and these are chiefly confined to the introduction and close of two poems entitled ...
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Thus , at the close of Magnus the Great , in which the character of Fingal is supported with all those traits of magnanimity and humanity which so beautifully particularise him in the Scottish poems , the aged bard reverts to his own ...
Thus , at the close of Magnus the Great , in which the character of Fingal is supported with all those traits of magnanimity and humanity which so beautifully particularise him in the Scottish poems , the aged bard reverts to his own ...
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Whether the noble picture which it contains of mercy and magnanimity touched the heart of the too zealous bishop , or the allusion in its close to the power which the bard and chieftain still possessed alarmed his fears , it is not easy ...
Whether the noble picture which it contains of mercy and magnanimity touched the heart of the too zealous bishop , or the allusion in its close to the power which the bard and chieftain still possessed alarmed his fears , it is not easy ...
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Page 30 - It is the practice of the young men of Dumfries to meet in the streets during the hours of remission from labour, and by these means I had an opportunity of witnessing the general solicitude of all ranks and of all ages. His differences with them on...