Critical and miscellaneous essays, Volumen1Carey, 1852 |
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... attempted a fruitless struggle against a defect inherent in the nature of that species of composition ; and he has , therefore , succeeded , wherever success was not impossible . The speeches must be read as majestic soliloquies ; and ...
... attempted a fruitless struggle against a defect inherent in the nature of that species of composition ; and he has , therefore , succeeded , wherever success was not impossible . The speeches must be read as majestic soliloquies ; and ...
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... attempted to reach his hair . " We are sensible that we do no justice to the admirable style of the Flo- rentine poet . But Mr. Cary's translation is not at hand , and our version , however rude , is sufficient to illustrate our meaning ...
... attempted to reach his hair . " We are sensible that we do no justice to the admirable style of the Flo- rentine poet . But Mr. Cary's translation is not at hand , and our version , however rude , is sufficient to illustrate our meaning ...
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... attempting to philosophize too much . Milton has been often censured for ascribing to spirits many functions of which spirits must be incapable . But these objections , though sanctioned by eminent names , originate , we venture to say ...
... attempting to philosophize too much . Milton has been often censured for ascribing to spirits many functions of which spirits must be incapable . But these objections , though sanctioned by eminent names , originate , we venture to say ...
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... attempting to draw between Milton and Dante , we would add that the poetry of these great men has in a con- siderable degree taken its character from their moral qualities . They are not egotists . They rarely obtrude their ...
... attempting to draw between Milton and Dante , we would add that the poetry of these great men has in a con- siderable degree taken its character from their moral qualities . They are not egotists . They rarely obtrude their ...
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... attempt to speak of them as we have spoken of their antagonists , with perfect candour . We shall not charge upon a whole party the profligacy and baseness of the horseboys , gamblers , and bravoes , whom the hope of license and plunder ...
... attempt to speak of them as we have spoken of their antagonists , with perfect candour . We shall not charge upon a whole party the profligacy and baseness of the horseboys , gamblers , and bravoes , whom the hope of license and plunder ...
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