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Page 202
... Telemachus is form- ed altogether in the spirit of Homer , and will give an unlearned reader a notion of that great poet's manner of writing , more than any translation of him can pos- sibly do . As it was written for the instruction of ...
... Telemachus is form- ed altogether in the spirit of Homer , and will give an unlearned reader a notion of that great poet's manner of writing , more than any translation of him can pos- sibly do . As it was written for the instruction of ...
Page 203
... Telemachus , upon looking out of the bark , sees all the strand covered with an innumerable multitude of shades , who , upon his jumping ashore , immediately vanished . He then pursues his course to the palace of Pluto , who is ...
... Telemachus , upon looking out of the bark , sees all the strand covered with an innumerable multitude of shades , who , upon his jumping ashore , immediately vanished . He then pursues his course to the palace of Pluto , who is ...
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... Telemachus , after having taken a survey of several other wretches in the same circumstances , arrives at that region of torments in which wicked kings are punished . There are very fine strokes of imagination in the description which ...
... Telemachus , after having taken a survey of several other wretches in the same circumstances , arrives at that region of torments in which wicked kings are punished . There are very fine strokes of imagination in the description which ...
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... Telemachus converses with the shade of one of his ancestors , who makes a most agreeable relation of the joys of Elysium , and the nature of its inhabitants . The residence of Sesostris among these happy shades , with his character and ...
... Telemachus converses with the shade of one of his ancestors , who makes a most agreeable relation of the joys of Elysium , and the nature of its inhabitants . The residence of Sesostris among these happy shades , with his character and ...
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... Telemachus 356 108 189 65 ibid . 50 Canes different in their kind and value Castabella , an eminent prude Cebes , his table Censor , a comparison between the Roman and British censor 233 Censurers , why punished more severely after ...
... Telemachus 356 108 189 65 ibid . 50 Canes different in their kind and value Castabella , an eminent prude Cebes , his table Censor , a comparison between the Roman and British censor 233 Censurers , why punished more severely after ...
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