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His first efforts were several clever “ Enigmas , ” in imitation of the Latin writers , a translation from Horace , and a copy of verses which were written in his twelfth year , to be recited at the close of the winter school , “ in the ...
His first efforts were several clever “ Enigmas , ” in imitation of the Latin writers , a translation from Horace , and a copy of verses which were written in his twelfth year , to be recited at the close of the winter school , “ in the ...
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There was no original writing in America at the time they were written ; and if there had been , it would hardly have commended itself to the old - fashioned taste of Dr. Bryant , to whom Pope was still a power in poetry , as Addison ...
There was no original writing in America at the time they were written ; and if there had been , it would hardly have commended itself to the old - fashioned taste of Dr. Bryant , to whom Pope was still a power in poetry , as Addison ...
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These productions are undeniably clever , but they are not characteristic of their writer , nor of the nature which surrounded his birthplace , with which he was familiar , and of which he was a close observer , as his poetry was soon ...
These productions are undeniably clever , but they are not characteristic of their writer , nor of the nature which surrounded his birthplace , with which he was familiar , and of which he was a close observer , as his poetry was soon ...
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“ Here are some lines that our William has been writing , ” he said to a lady to whom he showed them . She read them , and , raising her eyes to the face of Dr. Bryant , burst into tears — a tribute to the genius of his son in which he ...
“ Here are some lines that our William has been writing , ” he said to a lady to whom he showed them . She read them , and , raising her eyes to the face of Dr. Bryant , burst into tears — a tribute to the genius of his son in which he ...
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While they were hesitating about its acceptance , he was told that the writer was a member of the Massachusetts Senate ; and , the Senate being then in session , he started immediately from Cambridge for Boston .
While they were hesitating about its acceptance , he was told that the writer was a member of the Massachusetts Senate ; and , the Senate being then in session , he started immediately from Cambridge for Boston .
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