The Encyclopædia Britannica: The New Volumes, Constituting, in Combination with the Twenty-nine Volumes of the Eleventh Edition, the Twelfth Edition of that Work, and Also Supplying a New, Distinctive, and Independent Library of Reference Dealing with Events and Developments of the Period 1910 to 1921 Inclusive, Հատոր 11Encyclopædia Britannica Company, Limited, 1910 |
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... verses have a superficial elegance , his poetry generally lacks force and originality . He had considerable qualifications as a grammarian and critic , as is witnessed by his editions of the Provinciales and Pensées of Pascal , ( Paris ...
... verses have a superficial elegance , his poetry generally lacks force and originality . He had considerable qualifications as a grammarian and critic , as is witnessed by his editions of the Provinciales and Pensées of Pascal , ( Paris ...
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... verse ( much of which had been printed by his brother and sold on the streets ) and turned to prose composition . His success in reproducing articles he had read in The Spectator led him to write an article for his brother's paper ...
... verse ( much of which had been printed by his brother and sold on the streets ) and turned to prose composition . His success in reproducing articles he had read in The Spectator led him to write an article for his brother's paper ...
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... verses of the first chapter of Job , making them a satiric attack on royal government ; but the version may well rank with these hoaxes , and even modern writers have been taken in by it , regarding it as a serious proposal for a ...
... verses of the first chapter of Job , making them a satiric attack on royal government ; but the version may well rank with these hoaxes , and even modern writers have been taken in by it , regarding it as a serious proposal for a ...
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... verses , but his prose writings have a certain calm simplicity and dignity , without , however , giving evidence of the splendid mental qualities which he revealed in practical life . To this period belong his Mémoires pour servir à l ...
... verses , but his prose writings have a certain calm simplicity and dignity , without , however , giving evidence of the splendid mental qualities which he revealed in practical life . To this period belong his Mémoires pour servir à l ...
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... verse , seven are historical , two philosophical , and three military , twelve being made up of correspondence . So long as the various state archives remained largely inaccessible historians relied upon this as their chief authority ...
... verse , seven are historical , two philosophical , and three military , twelve being made up of correspondence . So long as the various state archives remained largely inaccessible historians relied upon this as their chief authority ...
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