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Page vii
... criticism , than criticism itself ; and the smallness of the poem , perhaps , hardly warranted even this ; but he was anxious to show that he had at least considered the subjects of which he talked , and was par- The Reflector . viii ...
... criticism , than criticism itself ; and the smallness of the poem , perhaps , hardly warranted even this ; but he was anxious to show that he had at least considered the subjects of which he talked , and was par- The Reflector . viii ...
Page ix
... critic or chairman , it has hither- to received none of those touches of paint- ing , and combinations of the familiar and fanciful , of which it appears so provocative , and which the present trifle is an attempt to supply . The pieces ...
... critic or chairman , it has hither- to received none of those touches of paint- ing , and combinations of the familiar and fanciful , of which it appears so provocative , and which the present trifle is an attempt to supply . The pieces ...
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... critics , however well known . " So saying he rang , to leave nothing in doubt , And the sour little gentleman bless'd himself out . ( 9 ) Next came Walter Scott with a fine weighty face , For as soon as his visage was seen in the place ...
... critics , however well known . " So saying he rang , to leave nothing in doubt , And the sour little gentleman bless'd himself out . ( 9 ) Next came Walter Scott with a fine weighty face , For as soon as his visage was seen in the place ...
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... criticism upon it , either on the score of principle or perception . The truth is , that perception has had nothing to do with the matter . The public ear was lulled into a want of thought on the subject ; the words music and harmony ...
... criticism upon it , either on the score of principle or perception . The truth is , that perception has had nothing to do with the matter . The public ear was lulled into a want of thought on the subject ; the words music and harmony ...
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... critic , upon a supposi- tion that his author must have infallibly written what was best . The reader will recollect that these lines are in the course of a very long poem ; yet so little had Warton's ear profited by his acquaintance ...
... critic , upon a supposi- tion that his author must have infallibly written what was best . The reader will recollect that these lines are in the course of a very long poem ; yet so little had Warton's ear profited by his acquaintance ...
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