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" He studies brevity more than any other poet : but he had the advantage of a language wherein much may be comprehended in a little space. "
The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's Virgil - Page 292
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeneis, Volume 3

Virgil - 1721 - 456 pages
...eafily deduc'd from ffrgil's Senfe. They will feem (at lead I have the Vanity to think fo,) not fluck into him, but growing out of him. He ftudies Brevity...Tongues, have more Articles and Pronouns, befides Signs of Tenfes and Cafes, and other Barbarities on which our Speech is built by the Faults of our...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 22

English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...as would have no grace in Englifh ; and the additions, I alfo hope, are eafily deduced from Virgil'* fenfe. They will feem (at leaft I have the vanity...faults of our forefathers. The Romans founded theirs upon the Greek: and the Greeks, we know, were labouring many hundred years upon their language, before...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical ...

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...feem (at lead I have the vanity to think fo) not (tuck into him, but growing out of him. He (tudies brevity .more than any other poet ; but he had the...in a little fpace. We, and all the modern tongues, h«ve more articles and pronouns, befides figns of units and cafes, and other barbarities on which...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 12

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...feem (at leaft I have the vanity to think fo) not ftuck into him, but growing out of him. He fludies brevity more than any other poet ; but he had the...comprehended in a little fpace. We, and all the modern tonguei, have more articles and pronouns, betides Cgns of tenfes and cafef, and other barbarities on...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...seem (at least I have the vanity to think so,) not stuck into him, but growing out of him. He studies brevity more than any other poet ; but he had the...language wherein much may be comprehended in a little space. We, and all the modern tongues, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pages
...seem (at least I have the vanity to think so,) not stuck into him, but growing out of him. He studies brevity more than any other poet ; but he had the...language wherein much may be comprehended in a little space. We, and all the modern tongues, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and...
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The Works of Virgil, Volume 2

Virgil - 1803 - 408 pages
...seem (at least I have the vanity to think so) not stuck into him, but growing out of him. He studies brevity more than any other poet : but he had the...language wherein much may be comprehended in a little space. We, and all the modern tongues, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 484 pages
...seem, (at least 1 have the vanity to think so,) not stuck into him, but growing out of him. He studies brevity more than any other poet : but he had the...language wherein much may be comprehended in a little space. We, and all the modern tongues, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and...
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The Works of John Dryden Now First Collected ...

John Dryden - 1808 - 504 pages
...seem, (at least 1 have the vanity to think so,) not stuck into him, but growing out of him. He studies brevity more than any other poet : but he had the...language wherein much may be comprehended in a little space. We, and all the modern tongues, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Pope's Homer's ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 760 pages
...seem (at least I have the vanity to think so) not stuck into him, but growing out of him. He studies brevity more than any other poet; but he had the advantage...language wherein much may be comprehended in a little space. We, and all the taodcrn tongues, have more articles and pro. mam, besides signe of tenses and...
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