The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... nature , lament the death of queen Mary in lines like these : The rocks are cleft , and new - descending rills Furrow the brows of all th ' impending hills . The water - gods to floods their rivulets turn , And each , with streaming ...
... nature , lament the death of queen Mary in lines like these : The rocks are cleft , and new - descending rills Furrow the brows of all th ' impending hills . The water - gods to floods their rivulets turn , And each , with streaming ...
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... nature excellent faculties and an elevated genius , and to industry and application many acquired accom- plishments . His taste is distinguishing , just , and delicate : his judgment clear , and his reason strong , accompanied with an ...
... nature excellent faculties and an elevated genius , and to industry and application many acquired accom- plishments . His taste is distinguishing , just , and delicate : his judgment clear , and his reason strong , accompanied with an ...
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... nature , which is incapable of faultless productions . When an excellent drama appears in public , and by its intrinsic worth attracts a general applause , he is not stung with envy and spleen ; nor does he express a savage nature in ...
... nature , which is incapable of faultless productions . When an excellent drama appears in public , and by its intrinsic worth attracts a general applause , he is not stung with envy and spleen ; nor does he express a savage nature in ...
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... nature , contemplate an infi- nite variety of objects , and , by observing the similitude and disagreement of their several qualities , single out and abstract , and then suit and unite , those ideas which will best serve its purpose ...
... nature , contemplate an infi- nite variety of objects , and , by observing the similitude and disagreement of their several qualities , single out and abstract , and then suit and unite , those ideas which will best serve its purpose ...
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... nature and ungoverned passions ! Nor are instances of this inconsistent mixture less frequent among bad men , where we often , with admiration , see persons at once generous and unjust , impious lovers of their country , and flagitious ...
... nature and ungoverned passions ! Nor are instances of this inconsistent mixture less frequent among bad men , where we often , with admiration , see persons at once generous and unjust , impious lovers of their country , and flagitious ...
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