The Port Folio, Volumes 1-2Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1806 |
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Page 5
... happy favourite of na- ture and Macenas ; him who could so easily pass from the sublime to the gay , and from the morals of the por- tico to those of Epicurus . We have thought ourselves , for the moment , Greeks or Romans , when ...
... happy favourite of na- ture and Macenas ; him who could so easily pass from the sublime to the gay , and from the morals of the por- tico to those of Epicurus . We have thought ourselves , for the moment , Greeks or Romans , when ...
Page 6
... happy revolu- tion . It spread itself through every department , thanks to the beneficent influence of the Medici , who , all- powerful in Florence and Rome , col- lected the arts that were banished from Constantinople by the Ottoman ...
... happy revolu- tion . It spread itself through every department , thanks to the beneficent influence of the Medici , who , all- powerful in Florence and Rome , col- lected the arts that were banished from Constantinople by the Ottoman ...
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... happy . 66 - COLMAN'S WAYS AND MEANS , " OR , " A TRIP TO DOVER . " This petite comedy continues to be a favourite , although certainly not the best of Colman's productions . When it was first published , some very severe attacks ...
... happy . 66 - COLMAN'S WAYS AND MEANS , " OR , " A TRIP TO DOVER . " This petite comedy continues to be a favourite , although certainly not the best of Colman's productions . When it was first published , some very severe attacks ...
Page 28
... happy under his roof . The scene brought to mind the festivity of ancient days , and will , no doubt , be a theme of grateful recollection for many a year to those who witnessed it . The ingenious Mr. Jenyns thus fan- cifully contends ...
... happy under his roof . The scene brought to mind the festivity of ancient days , and will , no doubt , be a theme of grateful recollection for many a year to those who witnessed it . The ingenious Mr. Jenyns thus fan- cifully contends ...
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... happy state of society , where Man walks with beast , joint tenant of the shade , what was my delight , and how shall I describe the excess of my enthusiasm , when I read in a certain newspaper , called The Washington Federalist , ' my ...
... happy state of society , where Man walks with beast , joint tenant of the shade , what was my delight , and how shall I describe the excess of my enthusiasm , when I read in a certain newspaper , called The Washington Federalist , ' my ...
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