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Page vii
... present notes . The latter , it is true , after all , are rather re- sults 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 ...
... present notes . The latter , it is true , after all , are rather re- sults 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 ...
Page viii
... present writer to express his contempt ; and some of them , even as men , deserve to be handled with little ceremony for their fopperies or vulgarities . But a line has escaped him respecting one of them , for which he is sorry , both ...
... present writer to express his contempt ; and some of them , even as men , deserve to be handled with little ceremony for their fopperies or vulgarities . But a line has escaped him respecting one of them , for which he is sorry , both ...
Page ix
... present trifle is an attempt to supply . The pieces it has already produ- ced in our language are , the Session of the writer than for himself in seeing it . Should the publi- cation go to press a second time , it shall be altered ...
... present trifle is an attempt to supply . The pieces it has already produ- ced in our language are , the Session of the writer than for himself in seeing it . Should the publi- cation go to press a second time , it shall be altered ...
Page 21
... present favour for lasting success ; And remember , if laurels are what you would find , The crown of all triumph is freedom of mind . " ( 11 ) " And here , " cried Apollo , " is one at the door , Who shall prove what I say , or my art ...
... present favour for lasting success ; And remember , if laurels are what you would find , The crown of all triumph is freedom of mind . " ( 11 ) " And here , " cried Apollo , " is one at the door , Who shall prove what I say , or my art ...
Page 34
... were content to keep the beaten track , and set a proper example to neither . By these appeals , however , the public ear has been excited to expect something better ; and perhaps there never was a more favourable time than the present 34.
... were content to keep the beaten track , and set a proper example to neither . By these appeals , however , the public ear has been excited to expect something better ; and perhaps there never was a more favourable time than the present 34.
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