WITHOUT increasing his genius, the author may have improved his language, in the eleven years that the following Poems have been in the hands of the public. Errors in diction might have been committed at twenty-four, which the experience of a riper age... Fragments of Ancient Poetry (1760) ... - Pagina viiidoor James Macpherson - 1915 - 64 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1773 - 432 pagina’s
...the eleven years, that the followlng poems have been in the hands of the public. Errors in diftion might have been committed at twenty-four, which the...degree of judgment acquired in the progrefs of time. Imprefled with this opinion, he ran over the whole with attention and accuracy ; and, he hopes, he... | |
| 1784 - 432 pagina’s
...CAQ2LL A IN THE STRAND. T!!C NI>V PUBLIC LIBRARY AJTOR. LSNOX AND riLDEN FO^MOATJON: R 1021 U PREFAC E. WITHOUT encreafing his genius, the Author may have...may remove; and fome exuberances in imagery may be retrained, with advantage, by a degree of judgment acquired in the progrefs of time. Impreffed.with... | |
| Ossian - 1790 - 446 pagina’s
...the eleven years, that the following Poems have been in the hands of the Public. Errors in diclion might have been committed at twenty-four, which the...may remove ; and fome exuberances in imagery may be reftraincd, with advantage, by a degree of judgment acquired in the progrefs of time. Impreffed with... | |
| 1790 - 322 pagina’s
...the eleven years, that the following Poems have been in the hands of the Public. Errors in. di&ion might have been committed at twenty-four, which the experience of a riper age may remove ; arid fome exuberances in imagery may be refi:faihedrwith advantage, by a degree of judgment acquired... | |
| Malcolm Laing - 1800 - 500 pagina’s
...increaf1tig his genius, the autfior may have improved " his language, in the eleven years that the poems have *" been in the hands of the public. Errors...might "have been committed at twenty-four, which the experi" ence of a riper age may remove, and fome exuberances in " imagery may be reftrained with advantage,... | |
| Ossian - 1801 - 338 pagina’s
...SAMMER, Bookfeller. . M. DCCCI. PREFACE. WlTHOUT increafing his genius, the Author may have improved hi.. language , in the eleven years , that the following...may remove ; and fome exuberances in imagery may be reflrained, with advantage, by a degree of judgment acquired in the pro« 3 grefs of time. Irriprefled... | |
| 1803 - 350 pagina’s
...I.ACKINGTON, ALLEN, AND CO. TEMPLE OF THE MUSES, FINSBURY-SQU AR E. 1803. V PREFACE. WITHOUT encreasing his genius, the Author may have improved his language,...which the experience of a riper age may remove ; and some exuberances in imagery may be restrained, with advantage, by a degree of judgment acquired in... | |
| James Macpherson, Archibald M'Donald - 1805 - 308 pagina’s
...increasing his " genius, the author may have improved " his language, in the eleven years that " the poems have been in the hands of the " public. Errors...committed at twenty-four, which " the experience of riper age may remove, " and some exuberances in imagery may " be restrained with advantage, by a de"... | |
| Ossian - 1805 - 648 pagina’s
...his language, in the eleven years, that the following poems have been in the hands of the public. t Errors in diction might have been committed at twenty-four,...which the experience of a riper age may remove : and some exuberances in imagery -may be restrained, with advantage, by a degree of judgment acquired in... | |
| Ossian - 1806 - 366 pagina’s
...PREFACE. / ^^^^^ WITHOUT encreasing his genius, the Author may have improved his language, in the thirteen years that the following Poems have been in the hands...which the experience of a riper age may remove ; and some exuberances in imagery may be restrained, with advantage, by a degree of judgment acquired in... | |
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