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...is excellent in every thing that he has performed with care ; his characters are beautifully CHAP. delineated, his sentiments have often a noble ' gravity...seems to befit ; but in the general course of his narration he is negligent of grammar and perspicuity, with little choice of words, and therefore sometimes...

...seconj period Of the century, both by the probable date of composition and by the nature of its style. He is excellent in everything that he has performed...itself, seems to befit ; but in the general course of bis narration he is negligent of grammar and perspicuity, with little choice of words, and, therefore,...

...and by the nature of its style. He is excellent in everything that he has performed with carej'his characters are beautifully delineated ; his sentiments...seems to befit ; but in the general course of his narration he is negligent of grammar and perspicuity, with little choice of words, and, therefore,...

...his task, and of the skill with which he has executed it. " Clarendon," says Hallam, " is excellence in everything that he has performed with care ; his...seems to befit ; but in the general course of his narration he is negligent of grammar and perspicuity, with little choice of words, and therefore sometimes...

...executed it. " Clarendon," says Hallam, " ia excellence in everything that he has performed with care; hia characters are beautifully delineated; his sentiments...gravity, which the length of his periods, far too great ia itself, seems to befit ; but in the general course of his narration he is negligent of grammar and...

...his task, and of the skill with which he ^ias executed it. "Clarendon," says Hallam, "ia excellence in everything that he has performed with care; his...itself, seems to befit; but in the general course of his narration he is negligent of grammar and perspicuity, with little choice of words, and therefore sometimes...

...executed it. " Clarendon," says Hallam, " is excellence in everything that he has performed with care; hia characters are beautifully delineated; his sentiments...seems to befit ; but in the general course of his narration he is negligent of grammar and perspicuity, with little choice of words, and therefore sometimes...

...by the probable date of composition and by the nature of its style. He is excellent in every thing that he has performed with care ; his characters are beautifully delineated ; his sentiments have ofien a noble gravity, which the length of his periods, far too great in itself, seems to befit ; but,...

...received the warm and merited approbation of many generations of readers." Hallam says: "Clarendon is excellent in everything that he has performed with...itself, seems to befit; but in the general course of his narration he is negligent of grammar and perspicuity, with little choice of words, and therefore sometimes...