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Pagina 41
... particular classes of the nation . Such success naturally raised animosity ; and Dennis attacked it by a formal criticism , more tedious and disgusting than the work which he condemns . To this cen- sure may be opposed the approbation ...
... particular classes of the nation . Such success naturally raised animosity ; and Dennis attacked it by a formal criticism , more tedious and disgusting than the work which he condemns . To this cen- sure may be opposed the approbation ...
Pagina 48
... particular happy complexion in the first formation of the person that enjoys it , and is Nature's gift , but diversified by various specific characters and limitations , as its active fire is blended and allayed by different proportions ...
... particular happy complexion in the first formation of the person that enjoys it , and is Nature's gift , but diversified by various specific characters and limitations , as its active fire is blended and allayed by different proportions ...
Pagina 55
... particular and subordinate elegances ; he studied no niceties of versification , he waited for no felicities of fancy , but caught his first thoughts in the first words in which they were ' presented ; nor does it appear that he saw ...
... particular and subordinate elegances ; he studied no niceties of versification , he waited for no felicities of fancy , but caught his first thoughts in the first words in which they were ' presented ; nor does it appear that he saw ...
Pagina 64
... particular attention . His collection of poems is now to be considered . The Ode to the Sun is written upon a common plan , without uncommon sentiments ; but its great- est fault is its length . No poem should be long of which the ...
... particular attention . His collection of poems is now to be considered . The Ode to the Sun is written upon a common plan , without uncommon sentiments ; but its great- est fault is its length . No poem should be long of which the ...
Pagina 71
... particular tenderness , his health was restored ; and , returning to his studies , he wrote a tragedy called " The Captives , " which he was invited to read before the Princess of Wales . When the hour came , he saw the Princess and her ...
... particular tenderness , his health was restored ; and , returning to his studies , he wrote a tragedy called " The Captives , " which he was invited to read before the Princess of Wales . When the hour came , he saw the Princess and her ...
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