The Life of Thomas Burgess, D.D.: F.R.S., F.A.S., &c. &c. &c., Late Lord Bishop of SalisburyLongman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1840 - 557 pages |
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... effects of fatigue and late hours upon his health . Hence- forth he devoted himself to learned and literary pursuits , and gave himself up to his beloved books . He was a man of varied and profound erudition . His knowledge of modern ...
... effects of fatigue and late hours upon his health . Hence- forth he devoted himself to learned and literary pursuits , and gave himself up to his beloved books . He was a man of varied and profound erudition . His knowledge of modern ...
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... effect , " that , from the style and tone of such letters , a man's character may often be gathered even more surely than from those written by himself * ; " and this is particularly true in the case of a man like Mr. Burgess , of a ...
... effect , " that , from the style and tone of such letters , a man's character may often be gathered even more surely than from those written by himself * ; " and this is particularly true in the case of a man like Mr. Burgess , of a ...
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... effect which he imparted to it by his admirable voice and manner . " His generous nature was , in fact , ever prompt to recognise , and to render homage to , rival excellence . Among his manuscripts there is a copy of his own essay on ...
... effect which he imparted to it by his admirable voice and manner . " His generous nature was , in fact , ever prompt to recognise , and to render homage to , rival excellence . Among his manuscripts there is a copy of his own essay on ...
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... effect of lengthening the preceding vowel , by thickening , and so re- tarding the pronunciation of the subsequent vowel ; and in that way a good deal of Homer's metre is to be explained . I am , very sincerely , Your most obedient ...
... effect of lengthening the preceding vowel , by thickening , and so re- tarding the pronunciation of the subsequent vowel ; and in that way a good deal of Homer's metre is to be explained . I am , very sincerely , Your most obedient ...
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... effect of lengthening the preceding vowel , by thickening , and so re- tarding the pronunciation of the subsequent vowel ; and in that way a good deal of Homer's metre is to be explained . I am , very sincerely , Your most obedient ...
... effect of lengthening the preceding vowel , by thickening , and so re- tarding the pronunciation of the subsequent vowel ; and in that way a good deal of Homer's metre is to be explained . I am , very sincerely , Your most obedient ...
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