Critical and miscellaneous essays, Volumen1Carey, 1852 |
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... poet . Mr. Sumner , who was commanded by his majesty to edit and translate the treatise , has acquitted himself of this task in a manner honourable to his talents and to his character . His version is not indeed very easy or elegant ...
... poet . Mr. Sumner , who was commanded by his majesty to edit and translate the treatise , has acquitted himself of this task in a manner honourable to his talents and to his character . His version is not indeed very easy or elegant ...
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... poet , the statesman , the philosopher , the glory of English litera- ture , the champion and the martyr of English liberty . It is by his poetry that Milton is best known ; and it is of his poetry that we wish first to speak . By the ...
... poet , the statesman , the philosopher , the glory of English litera- ture , the champion and the martyr of English liberty . It is by his poetry that Milton is best known ; and it is of his poetry that we wish first to speak . By the ...
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... poet . The works , they acknowledge , considered in themselves , may be classed among the noblest productions of the ... poetry almost ne- cessarily declines . Therefore , though we admire those great works of imagination which have ...
... poet . The works , they acknowledge , considered in themselves , may be classed among the noblest productions of the ... poetry almost ne- cessarily declines . Therefore , though we admire those great works of imagination which have ...
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... poetry . The progress of refinement rarely supplies these arts with better objects of imitation . It may , indeed , improve the instruments which are necessary to the mechanical operations of the musician , the sculptor , and the ...
... poetry . The progress of refinement rarely supplies these arts with better objects of imitation . It may , indeed , improve the instruments which are necessary to the mechanical operations of the musician , the sculptor , and the ...
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... poet , or can even enjoy poetry , without a certain unsoundness of mind , if any thing which gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness . By poetry we mean , not of course all writing in verse , nor even all good writing in ...
... poet , or can even enjoy poetry , without a certain unsoundness of mind , if any thing which gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness . By poetry we mean , not of course all writing in verse , nor even all good writing in ...
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