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... Tacitus . Thu- cydides is grave , intelligent , and judicious ; always attentive to give very exact information concerning every operation which he relates ; and to fhow the advantages or difadvantages of every plan that was proposed ...
... Tacitus . Thu- cydides is grave , intelligent , and judicious ; always attentive to give very exact information concerning every operation which he relates ; and to fhow the advantages or difadvantages of every plan that was proposed ...
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Hugh Blair. LE C T. instance ; in the life of Agricola , Tacitus , fpeaking XXXVI . of Domitian's treatment of Agricola , makes this > >> obfervation : " Proprium humani ingenii eft , odiffe " quem læferis * . " The obfervation is just ...
Hugh Blair. LE C T. instance ; in the life of Agricola , Tacitus , fpeaking XXXVI . of Domitian's treatment of Agricola , makes this > >> obfervation : " Proprium humani ingenii eft , odiffe " quem læferis * . " The obfervation is just ...
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... Tacitus introduces this fenti- ment , as a ftroke in the character of Rufus , gives it much more life and spirit . This Hiftorian has a particular talent of intermixing after this manner with the course of his narrative , many ftriking ...
... Tacitus introduces this fenti- ment , as a ftroke in the character of Rufus , gives it much more life and spirit . This Hiftorian has a particular talent of intermixing after this manner with the course of his narrative , many ftriking ...
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... Tacitus . They are all confpicuous for the Art of Narration . Herodotus is , at all times , an agreeable Writer , and relates every thing with that naïveté and fimplicity of manner , which never fails to intereft the Reader . Though the ...
... Tacitus . They are all confpicuous for the Art of Narration . Herodotus is , at all times , an agreeable Writer , and relates every thing with that naïveté and fimplicity of manner , which never fails to intereft the Reader . Though the ...
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... qui- dem , atque aciem oculorum ferre potuiffe ; tantus fubito terror omnem exercitum occupavit , ut non mediocriter 66 66 66 < 6 46 > LECT . TACITUS is another Author eminent for Hifto- XXXVI HISTORICAL WRITING . 50.
... qui- dem , atque aciem oculorum ferre potuiffe ; tantus fubito terror omnem exercitum occupavit , ut non mediocriter 66 66 66 < 6 46 > LECT . TACITUS is another Author eminent for Hifto- XXXVI HISTORICAL WRITING . 50.
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againſt agreeable alfo ancient beautiful Book of Job cenfure character Cicero circumftances Comedy compariſon compofed Compofition confiderable confifts converfation courſe defcribed defcription difplay diftinction diſtinguiſhed elegant Eloquence Engliſh Epic Epic Poetry Euripides expreffion fame fcenes feems fenfe fentiments feveral fhall fhould fhow fimplicity firft firſt fome fometimes fpeaking fpecies fpirit ftrain ftrong ftudy ftyle fubject fublime fuch fufficient fyllables genius greateſt Greek Herodotus Hiftorian Hiftory higheſt himſelf Homer Iliad imitation impreffion inftance inftruction intereſting itſelf kind language laſt LECT lefs Lyric Poetry manner meaſure modern moft moral moſt Mufic muft muſt narration nature neceffary obfervations objects occafions Odes Orator paffages paffed paffion Paftoral perfonages perfons Philofophical pleafing pleaſure Poem Poet Poetical Poetry poffefs prefent Profe reafon refpect render rife ſcenes ſhall Sophocles ſpeak ſtate ſtudy Style Tacitus taſte thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thofe thoſe Thucydides tion Tragedy uſeful Verfe Verfification Verſe Virgil Writing XXXIX XXXVIII