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... genius , he had suffered himself to speak with unqualified , and there- fore unbecoming , distaste . What praise or censure he may have be- stowed on any one , has at least the merit of being sincere . He has many warm feel- ings upon ...
... genius , he had suffered himself to speak with unqualified , and there- fore unbecoming , distaste . What praise or censure he may have be- stowed on any one , has at least the merit of being sincere . He has many warm feel- ings upon ...
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... genius " -- one Mr. Landor ; ( 26 ) And Walter look'd up , too , and begg'd to propose A particular friend of his - one Mr. Rose : ( 27 ) But the God look'd at Southey , and shrugging his shoul- der , Cried , " When , my good friend ...
... genius " -- one Mr. Landor ; ( 26 ) And Walter look'd up , too , and begg'd to propose A particular friend of his - one Mr. Rose : ( 27 ) But the God look'd at Southey , and shrugging his shoul- der , Cried , " When , my good friend ...
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... genius . The " bloated his wits " alludes to the redundant and tumid 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 ...
... genius . The " bloated his wits " alludes to the redundant and tumid 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 ...
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... Genius and Writings . The Doctor seems to have had the same notions of poetic harmo- ny as his brother Thomas , who thought that Milton , " notwith- standing his singular skill in music , " had " a very bad ear , " and of whose beau ...
... Genius and Writings . The Doctor seems to have had the same notions of poetic harmo- ny as his brother Thomas , who thought that Milton , " notwith- standing his singular skill in music , " had " a very bad ear , " and of whose beau ...
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... genius of the French stage , discovered Addison to be our greatest dramatic writer , could not fail also , agreeably to the spirit of French verse in general , to pronounce that Pope was the most harmo- nious of our poets : -the ...
... genius of the French stage , discovered Addison to be our greatest dramatic writer , could not fail also , agreeably to the spirit of French verse in general , to pronounce that Pope was the most harmo- nious of our poets : -the ...
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