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Pàgina xviii
... Imagination , 493 — In 1745 publishes his Odes , 494 - Dies June 23 , 1770 , 494 — His character as a Poet , 495 . THOMAS GRAY , 1716—1771 P. 496 Born in Cornhill , 496 - Educated at Eton and Oxford , 496 - Travels with Horace Walpole ...
... Imagination , 493 — In 1745 publishes his Odes , 494 - Dies June 23 , 1770 , 494 — His character as a Poet , 495 . THOMAS GRAY , 1716—1771 P. 496 Born in Cornhill , 496 - Educated at Eton and Oxford , 496 - Travels with Horace Walpole ...
Pàgina xix
... imagination at once his form , his merits , his peculiarities , nay , the very uncouthness of his gestures , and the deep impressive tone of his voice . We learn not only what he said , but form an idea how he said it ; and have , at ...
... imagination at once his form , his merits , his peculiarities , nay , the very uncouthness of his gestures , and the deep impressive tone of his voice . We learn not only what he said , but form an idea how he said it ; and have , at ...
Pàgina 10
... imagination is not always gratified , at least the powers of reflection and comparison are employed ; and in the mass of materials which ingenious absurdity has thrown together , genuine wit and useful knowledge may be sometimes found ...
... imagination is not always gratified , at least the powers of reflection and comparison are employed ; and in the mass of materials which ingenious absurdity has thrown together , genuine wit and useful knowledge may be sometimes found ...
Pàgina 18
... imagining how his crown of bays , if he had it , would crackle in the fire . It is the odd fate of this thought to be the worse for being true . The bay - leaf crackles remarkably as it burns , as therefore this property was not ...
... imagining how his crown of bays , if he had it , would crackle in the fire . It is the odd fate of this thought to be the worse for being true . The bay - leaf crackles remarkably as it burns , as therefore this property was not ...
Pàgina 24
... imagination overawed and controlled . We have been accustomed to ac- quiesce in the nakedness and simplicity of the authentic narrative , and to repose on its veracity with such humble confidence as suppresses curiosity . We go with the ...
... imagination overawed and controlled . We have been accustomed to ac- quiesce in the nakedness and simplicity of the authentic narrative , and to repose on its veracity with such humble confidence as suppresses curiosity . We go with the ...
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