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Page viii
... poetical as well as political ; but none , he trusts , of an ill tempered , still less of a personal nature , * and least of all , if possi- * It is an unpleasant thing for an author to balk the numour of one of his passages . For the ...
... poetical as well as political ; but none , he trusts , of an ill tempered , still less of a personal nature , * and least of all , if possi- * It is an unpleasant thing for an author to balk the numour of one of his passages . For the ...
Page ix
... 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 light , with the degradation of the God into a mere critic or chairman , it ...
... 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 light , with the degradation of the God into a mere critic or chairman , it ...
Page 34
... poetical music , in common with that of Goldsmith and others , was of the school of Pope , though his taste was otherwise different , was , perhaps , the first who , by carrying it to its extreme pitch of sameness , and ringing it ...
... poetical music , in common with that of Goldsmith and others , was of the school of Pope , though his taste was otherwise different , was , perhaps , the first who , by carrying it to its extreme pitch of sameness , and ringing it ...
Page 39
... poetical 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 ...
... poetical 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 ...
Page 48
... poetical of the three , Mr. Rogers the best inform- ed , and Mr. Spencer the soonest pleased with himself . The first seems to write with his feel- ings about him , the second with his books , the third with his recollections of ...
... poetical of the three , Mr. Rogers the best inform- ed , and Mr. Spencer the soonest pleased with himself . The first seems to write with his feel- ings about him , the second with his books , the third with his recollections of ...
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