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Page viii
... character of the individual , and the nature of the allusion , which involves a personal- ity not warrantable by any circumstances but those of coxcomical pretension , or gross origin . It is the first of the kind , he believes , that ...
... character of the individual , and the nature of the allusion , which involves a personal- ity not warrantable by any circumstances but those of coxcomical pretension , or gross origin . It is the first of the kind , he believes , that ...
Page ix
... characters.- This , however , is deviating into politics . Like most of the poetical inventions of modern times , the idea of Apollo's holding sessions and elections is of Italian origin ; but having been treated in its most ordina- ry ...
... characters.- This , however , is deviating into politics . Like most of the poetical inventions of modern times , the idea of Apollo's holding sessions and elections is of Italian origin ; but having been treated in its most ordina- ry ...
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... character of much of his principal poem , and the " slept himself weary , " to his Castle of Indolence , which certainly falls off towards the conclusion , though it is exquisite for the most part , particularly in the outset . I would ...
... character of much of his principal poem , and the " slept himself weary , " to his Castle of Indolence , which certainly falls off towards the conclusion , though it is exquisite for the most part , particularly in the outset . I would ...
Page 39
... character , and find ing their ear at its ease in common with the rest of their faculties , are content with the indolence it enjoys , and care not to inquire why it is satis- fied . Besides , it is to be remembered , that the ...
... character , and find ing their ear at its ease in common with the rest of their faculties , are content with the indolence it enjoys , and care not to inquire why it is satis- fied . Besides , it is to be remembered , that the ...
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... character to make emulation despair , it is a character , also , to make despair itself patient , and to convert it into an invincible spirit . It is not generally known to the admirers of Al- fred , that there is a life of him extant ...
... character to make emulation despair , it is a character , also , to make despair itself patient , and to convert it into an invincible spirit . It is not generally known to the admirers of Al- fred , that there is a life of him extant ...
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