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Page 33
... of his own equality with * Mr. Pope was under the common error of his age , an error , far from being sufficiently exploded even at the present day . It consists ( as I explained at large , and proved in detail in my public ...
... of his own equality with * Mr. Pope was under the common error of his age , an error , far from being sufficiently exploded even at the present day . It consists ( as I explained at large , and proved in detail in my public ...
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... that the original sin of my character consists in a careless indifference to public opinion , and to the attacks of those who influence it ; that praise and admiration > have become yearly , less and less desirable , except.
... that the original sin of my character consists in a careless indifference to public opinion , and to the attacks of those who influence it ; that praise and admiration > have become yearly , less and less desirable , except.
Page 61
But on the other hand I guess , that Mr. Southey was quite unable to comprehend , wherein could consist the crime or mischief of printing half a dozen or more playful poems ; or to speak more generally , compositions which would be ...
But on the other hand I guess , that Mr. Southey was quite unable to comprehend , wherein could consist the crime or mischief of printing half a dozen or more playful poems ; or to speak more generally , compositions which would be ...
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There is a state of mind , which is the direct antithesis of that , which takes place when we make a bull . The bull namely consists in the bringing together two incompatible thoughts , with the sensation , but without ...
There is a state of mind , which is the direct antithesis of that , which takes place when we make a bull . The bull namely consists in the bringing together two incompatible thoughts , with the sensation , but without ...
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He showed , in what sense not only general terms , but generic images ( under the name of abstract ideas ) actually existed , and in what consists their nature and power . As one word may become the general exponent of many , so by ...
He showed , in what sense not only general terms , but generic images ( under the name of abstract ideas ) actually existed , and in what consists their nature and power . As one word may become the general exponent of many , so by ...
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