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Living in another hemi- sphere , we should regret to see his great powers of varied attainments wholly absorbed in politics - in employments which many others , probably , can dis- charge as well , and which occupy his time and thoughts ...
Living in another hemi- sphere , we should regret to see his great powers of varied attainments wholly absorbed in politics - in employments which many others , probably , can dis- charge as well , and which occupy his time and thoughts ...
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For this notion Johnson has thought fit to make him the butt of his clumsy ridicule . The poet , we believe , understood the nature of his art better than the critic . He knew that his poetical genius derived no advantage from the ...
For this notion Johnson has thought fit to make him the butt of his clumsy ridicule . The poet , we believe , understood the nature of his art better than the critic . He knew that his poetical genius derived no advantage from the ...
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Had he taken Eschylus for his model , he would have given himself up to the lyric inspiration , and poured out profusely all the treasures of his mind , without bestowing a thought on those dramatic proprieties which the nature of the ...
Had he taken Eschylus for his model , he would have given himself up to the lyric inspiration , and poured out profusely all the treasures of his mind , without bestowing a thought on those dramatic proprieties which the nature of the ...
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... in burning tombs resembled the vast cemetery of Arles ! Now , let us compare with the exact details of Dante the dim intimations of Milton . We will cite a few examples . The English poet has never thought of taking the measure of ...
... in burning tombs resembled the vast cemetery of Arles ! Now , let us compare with the exact details of Dante the dim intimations of Milton . We will cite a few examples . The English poet has never thought of taking the measure of ...
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In like manner the ancient Per- sians thought it impious to exhibit the Creator under a human form . Yet even these transferred to the sun the worship which , speculatively , they considered due only to 26 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS ...
In like manner the ancient Per- sians thought it impious to exhibit the Creator under a human form . Yet even these transferred to the sun the worship which , speculatively , they considered due only to 26 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS ...
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