"In almost all States, poetical composition has been employed and considerably improved before prose. First, because the imagination expands sooner than reason or judgment; and, secondly, because the early language of nations is best adapted to the purposes of poetry, and to the expression of those feelings and sentiments with which it is conversant. Thus, in the first ages of Greece, verse was the ordinary written language, and prose was subsequently introduced as an art and invention. In like manner, at Rome, during the ...
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"In almost all States, poetical composition has been employed and considerably improved before prose. First, because the imagination expands sooner than reason or judgment; and, secondly, because the early language of nations is best adapted to the purposes of poetry, and to the expression of those feelings and sentiments with which it is conversant. Thus, in the first ages of Greece, verse was the ordinary written language, and prose was subsequently introduced as an art and invention. In like manner, at Rome, during the early advances of poetry, the progress of which has been detailed in the preceding volume, prose composition continued in a state of neglect and barbarism. The most ancient prose writer, at least of those whose works have descended to us, was a man of little feeling or imagination, but of sound judgment and inflexible character, who exercised his pen on the subject of Agriculture, which, of all the peaceful arts, was most highly esteemed by his countrymen....."
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Ex-Library. Two volumes bound in one book, 1827, hardcover with full-leather boards, octavo, 354pp. + 286pp. and 60pp. appendix, not illustrated. Book ex-library with only indication being a small withdrawl stamp to rear pastedown; otherwise book good with front board detached but present, hole in middle of spine leather, spine head chipped, scuff to rear board, edgewear, title band removed from spine but laid in at front, binding tender, hole in middle of front endpaper, previous owner's signature to full-title, otherwise text unmarked, but toned and foxed throughout. No DJ.
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Good. No Jacket as Issued. Size: 5 3/4" X 8 1/2"; GOOD / NO DUST JACKETS as Issued. Two volumes. Vol. 1: xxiii, 598 pp.; Vol II: 627 pp. Text clean and unmarked except for previous owners' bookplates on front pastedowns. Some yellowing and foxing consistent with age. Blue marbled paper over boards, half bound in black leather, six panelled spines with raised bands and gilt decoration, lettered in gilt, plain green endpapers. Front hinges starting to crack, but holding. Binding otherwise firm.