Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, Volume 2Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1814 - English literature |
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... imagination ; and Lord Orrery , at a much later period , is of opinion , that " Lord Bacom is the first author who has attempted any style that can be relishable to the present age . ” That the composition of Lord Bacon , especi- ally ...
... imagination ; and Lord Orrery , at a much later period , is of opinion , that " Lord Bacom is the first author who has attempted any style that can be relishable to the present age . ” That the composition of Lord Bacon , especi- ally ...
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... imagination . As he beheld his subject in the clearest and strongest light , his style is correspondently forcible and expressive ; as he revolved it in all its bearings and associa- tions , and deeply felt the emotions which he en ...
... imagination . As he beheld his subject in the clearest and strongest light , his style is correspondently forcible and expressive ; as he revolved it in all its bearings and associa- tions , and deeply felt the emotions which he en ...
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... imagination and elegance of language have deservedly set him high in the ranks of literature , whilst the latter declares that " upon a review of Sprat's works , his language will sooner give you an idea of one of the insignificant ...
... imagination and elegance of language have deservedly set him high in the ranks of literature , whilst the latter declares that " upon a review of Sprat's works , his language will sooner give you an idea of one of the insignificant ...
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... imagination . An example of this kind we shall quote , in which both the ima- gery and style may be pronounced truly excel- lent . " The memory in some men is very tenacious , even to a miracle : but yet there seems to be a constant ...
... imagination . An example of this kind we shall quote , in which both the ima- gery and style may be pronounced truly excel- lent . " The memory in some men is very tenacious , even to a miracle : but yet there seems to be a constant ...
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... imagination ; and when describ ing the beautiful and sublime in nature , his lan- * Swift's Works , Nichols's edition , vol . ii . p . 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , guage is uncommonly elegant and appropriate . His chief defects OF ENGLISH ...
... imagination ; and when describ ing the beautiful and sublime in nature , his lan- * Swift's Works , Nichols's edition , vol . ii . p . 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , guage is uncommonly elegant and appropriate . His chief defects OF ENGLISH ...
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