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Pagina xii
Such a sentence gives the judgement pause; and we now begin to appreciate a
certain drawback to the critical standard of an age in which the practice of poetry
has become the exercise of every elegant imagination. The fact is that poetry is ...
Such a sentence gives the judgement pause; and we now begin to appreciate a
certain drawback to the critical standard of an age in which the practice of poetry
has become the exercise of every elegant imagination. The fact is that poetry is ...
Pagina 160
The observation, that his imagination would probably have been more fruitful and
spritely if his judgement had been less severe, may be answered, by a remarker
somewhat inclined to cavil, by a contrary supposition, that his judgement would ...
The observation, that his imagination would probably have been more fruitful and
spritely if his judgement had been less severe, may be answered, by a remarker
somewhat inclined to cavil, by a contrary supposition, that his judgement would ...
Pagina 434
people come coolly to the representation of such a tragedy, without any violent
expectation, or delusive imagination, ... are calm and serene, not formed by
nature to make proselytes, and to controul and lord it over the imaginations of
others.
people come coolly to the representation of such a tragedy, without any violent
expectation, or delusive imagination, ... are calm and serene, not formed by
nature to make proselytes, and to controul and lord it over the imaginations of
others.
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 van The world's classics |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Uitgever | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Pennsylvania State University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 6 juli 2011 |
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