The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their WorksG. Clark and son, 1847 - 644 pàgines |
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... sometimes remembered , and perhaps sometimes forgotten , produce that particular designation of mind , and propensity for some certain science or employment , which is commonly called Genius . The true Genius is a mind of large gene ...
... sometimes remembered , and perhaps sometimes forgotten , produce that particular designation of mind , and propensity for some certain science or employment , which is commonly called Genius . The true Genius is a mind of large gene ...
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... sometimes invited and sometimes forsaken ; fa tigues his fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair ; and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in ...
... sometimes invited and sometimes forsaken ; fa tigues his fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair ; and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in ...
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... sometimes admires , is seldom pleased . From this account of their compositions it will be readily infer- red , that they are not successful in representing or moving the af- fections . As they were wholly employed on something ...
... sometimes admires , is seldom pleased . From this account of their compositions it will be readily infer- red , that they are not successful in representing or moving the af- fections . As they were wholly employed on something ...
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... sometimes found buried perhaps in gross- ness of expression , but useful to those who know their value ; and such as , when they are expanded to perspicuity , and polished to elegance , may give lustre to works which have more propriety ...
... sometimes found buried perhaps in gross- ness of expression , but useful to those who know their value ; and such as , when they are expanded to perspicuity , and polished to elegance , may give lustre to works which have more propriety ...
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... sometimes indelicate and disgusting . Cowley thus apostrophises beauty : -Thou tyrant , which leav'st no man free ! Thou subtle thief , from whom nought safe can be ! Thou murtherer , which hast killed , and devil , which would'st damn ...
... sometimes indelicate and disgusting . Cowley thus apostrophises beauty : -Thou tyrant , which leav'st no man free ! Thou subtle thief , from whom nought safe can be ! Thou murtherer , which hast killed , and devil , which would'st damn ...
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