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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. We, and all the modern tongues, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and cases, and other barbarities... "
The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by ... - Page 294
by English poets - 1790
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 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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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 19

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 pages
...vanity to think so) not stuck into him, but growing out of Mm. He studies brevity more than any othe/ poet; but he had the advantage of a language wherein much may be comprehended in a little space. \Ve, and all the modern tongm's, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and...
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The Works of the Greek and Roman Poets, Volume 10, Parts 1-2

1813 - 432 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, Translated Into English Verse, by John Dryden ..., Volume 1

Virgil - 1819 - 488 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 in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 14

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 502 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 British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - 1822 - 268 pages
...seem (at least I have the vanity to think so) not stack 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 modern tongues, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and...
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Virgil, Volume 1

Virgil - 1830 - 348 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 modern tongues, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and...
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Virgil: The Eclogues, Volume 1

Virgil - 1834 - 314 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 modem tongues, have more articles and pronouns, besides signs of tenses and...
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The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, with a Life, Volume 2

John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 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 modera tongues] have more articles and pronouns, besides signs offenses and...
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