The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... means his observations are solid and natural , as well as delicate , so his design is always to bring to light some- thing useful and ornamental ; whence his character is the reverse to theirs who have eminent abilities in insignificant ...
... means his observations are solid and natural , as well as delicate , so his design is always to bring to light some- thing useful and ornamental ; whence his character is the reverse to theirs who have eminent abilities in insignificant ...
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... means the imagination can with great facility range the wide field of nature , contemplate an infi- nite variety of objects , and , by observing the similitude and disagreement of their several qualities , single out and abstract , and ...
... means the imagination can with great facility range the wide field of nature , contemplate an infi- nite variety of objects , and , by observing the similitude and disagreement of their several qualities , single out and abstract , and ...
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... mean , that we are entertained every day with more valuable sentiments at the table conversation of ingenious and learned men . " I am unwilling , however , to leave him in total disgrace , and will therefore quote from another preface ...
... mean , that we are entertained every day with more valuable sentiments at the table conversation of ingenious and learned men . " I am unwilling , however , to leave him in total disgrace , and will therefore quote from another preface ...
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... mean arts and dishonourable shifts . Whoever mentioned Fenton , mentioned him with honour . The life that passes in penury must necessarily pass in obscurity . It is impossible to trace Fenton from year to year , or to discover what means ...
... mean arts and dishonourable shifts . Whoever mentioned Fenton , mentioned him with honour . The life that passes in penury must necessarily pass in obscurity . It is impossible to trace Fenton from year to year , or to discover what means ...
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... mean rank , in which he then appeared , did not hinder his genius from being distinguished , or his industry from being rewarded ; and if in so low a state he obtained distinction and rewards , it is not likely that they were gained but ...
... mean rank , in which he then appeared , did not hinder his genius from being distinguished , or his industry from being rewarded ; and if in so low a state he obtained distinction and rewards , it is not likely that they were gained but ...
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