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The latter , it is true , after all , are rather results of 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 ...
The latter , it is true , after all , are rather results of 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 ...
Page 9
... but having been treated in its most ordinary light , with the degradation of the
God into a mere critic or chairman , it has hitherto received none of those touches
of painting , and combinations of the familiar and fanciful , of which it appears so
...
... but having been treated in its most ordinary light , with the degradation of the
God into a mere critic or chairman , it has hitherto received none of those touches
of painting , and combinations of the familiar and fanciful , of which it appears so
...
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... must respect , In the self - taught example , that conquer ' d neglect . But not to
insist on the recommendations Of modesty , wit , and a small stock of patience ,
My visit just now is to poets alone , And not to small critics , however well known .
... must respect , In the self - taught example , that conquer ' d neglect . But not to
insist on the recommendations Of modesty , wit , and a small stock of patience ,
My visit just now is to poets alone , And not to small critics , however well known .
Page 36
... could not fail also , agreeably to the spirit of French verse in general , to
pronounce that Pope was the most harmonious of our poets : — the Italians
repeated the story , most likely from that want of information with which critics are
too apt to ...
... could not fail also , agreeably to the spirit of French verse in general , to
pronounce that Pope was the most harmonious of our poets : — the Italians
repeated the story , most likely from that want of information with which critics are
too apt to ...
Page 36
... to which the finest perceptions have come respecting it ; and that the taste
which could be content to do without variety in music or painting , would be
thought very unfurnished for criticism upon it , either on the score of principle or
perception ...
... to which the finest perceptions have come respecting it ; and that the taste
which could be content to do without variety in music or painting , would be
thought very unfurnished for criticism upon it , either on the score of principle or
perception ...
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| Title | The Feast of the Poets: With Notes, and Other Pieces in Verse |
| Author | Leigh Hunt |
| Publisher | J. Cawthorn, 1814 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 5 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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