Addison's classical attainments. In one department of learning, indeed, his proficiency was such as it is hardly possible to overrate. His knowledge of the Latin poets, from Lucretius and Catullus down to Claudian and Prudentius, was singularly exact... Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays - Página 325por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 256 páginas
...Miss Aikin has committed the error, very pardonable in a lady, of overrating Addison's clas- 10 sical attainments. In one department of learning, indeed,...Prudentius, was singularly exact and profound. He understood 15 them thoroughly, entered into their spirit, and had the finest and most discriminating perception... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 164 páginas
...Miss Aikin has committed the error, very pardonable in a lady, of overrating Addison's clas- 10 sical attainments. In one department of learning, indeed,...Prudentius, was singularly exact and profound. He understood 15 them thoroughly, entered into their spirit, and had the finest and most discriminating perception... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 248 páginas
...Miss Aikin has committed the error, very pardonable in a lady, of overrating Addison's clas- 10 sical attainments. In one department of learning, indeed,...Prudentius, was singularly exact and profound. He understood 15 them thoroughly, entered into their spirit, and had the finest and most discriminating perception... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 270 páginas
...committed the error, very pardonable in a lady, of overrating Addison's classical attainments. In 10 one department of learning, indeed, his proficiency...overrate. His knowledge of the Latin poets, from Lucretius 0 and Catullus 0 down to Claudian 0 and Prudentius, 0 was singularly exact and profound. He understood... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 266 páginas
...committed the error, very pardonable in a lady, of overrating Addison's classical attainments. In 10 one department of learning, indeed, his proficiency...overrate. His knowledge of the Latin poets, from Lucretius 0 and Catullus 0 down to Claudian 0 and Prudentius," was singularly exact and profound. He understood... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1898 - 828 páginas
...this period of his life, when he had lost his Government pension and given up his college chances, * " His knowledge of the Latin poets, from Lucretius and Catullus down to Claudian and F'rudentius, was singularly exact and profound."—Macaulay. t "Our country owes it to him, that the... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1899 - 128 páginas
...however, to remark that Miss Aikin has committed the error, very pardonable in a lady, of overrating Addison's classical attainments. In one department...possible to overrate. His knowledge of the Latin poets, 10 from Lucretius and Catullus down to Claudian and Prudentius, was singularly exact and profound.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 282 páginas
...however, to remark that Miss Aikin has committed the error, very pardonable in a lady, of overrating Addison's classical attainments. In one department...Lucretius and Catullus down to Claudian and Prudentius, 1 was singularly exact and profound. He understood them thoroughly, entered into their spirit, and... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1901 - 292 páginas
...however, to remark that Miss Aikin has committed the error, very pardonable in a lady, of overpossibleto overrate. His knowledge of the Latin poets, from Lucretius...Prudentius, was singularly exact and profound. He under205 stood them thoroughly, entered into their spirit, and had the finest and most discriminating... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1899 - 230 páginas
...however, to remark that Miss Aikin •8 has committed the error, very pardonable in a lady, of overrating Addison's classical attainments. In one department...spirit, and had the finest and most discriminating perception of all their peculiarities of style and melody; nay, he copied their manner with admirable... | |
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