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He is in the prime of life , and we may indulge the hope that the litera- ture of his language may be enriched by further con- tributions from his pen . Living in another hemi- sphere , we should regret to see his great powers of varied ...
He is in the prime of life , and we may indulge the hope that the litera- ture of his language may be enriched by further con- tributions from his pen . Living in another hemi- sphere , we should regret to see his great powers of varied ...
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... will occupy a few minutes of chat in every drawing - room , and a few columns in every magazine ; and it will then , to bor- row the elegant language of the play - bills , be withdrawn , to make room for the forthcoming novelties .
... will occupy a few minutes of chat in every drawing - room , and a few columns in every magazine ; and it will then , to bor- row the elegant language of the play - bills , be withdrawn , to make room for the forthcoming novelties .
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But language , the machine of the poet , is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state . ... This change in the language of men is partly the cause , and partly the effect of a corresponding change in the nature of their ...
But language , the machine of the poet , is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state . ... This change in the language of men is partly the cause , and partly the effect of a corresponding change in the nature of their ...
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The genius of Petrarch was scarcely of the first order ; and his poems in the ancient language , though much praised by those who have never read them , are wretched compositions . Cowley , with all his admirable wit and ingenuity ...
The genius of Petrarch was scarcely of the first order ; and his poems in the ancient language , though much praised by those who have never read them , are wretched compositions . Cowley , with all his admirable wit and ingenuity ...
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... and no parodist to degrade , which displays in their highest perfection the idiomatic powers of the English tongue , and to which every ancient and every modern language has contributed something of grace , of energy , or of music .
... and no parodist to degrade , which displays in their highest perfection the idiomatic powers of the English tongue , and to which every ancient and every modern language has contributed something of grace , of energy , or of music .
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| Título | Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumen1 Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Thomas Carlyle Modern British essayists |
| Autor | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay |
| Editor | D. Appleton, 1860 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 24 Mayo 2017 |
| Largo | 568 páginas |
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