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... but with even those of the Augustan era : and on grounds of plain sense and universal logic to see and assert the superiority of the former , in the truth and nativeness , both of their thoughts and diction .
... but with even those of the Augustan era : and on grounds of plain sense and universal logic to see and assert the superiority of the former , in the truth and nativeness , both of their thoughts and diction .
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... the words “ realm ” and “ sway ” are rhymes dearly purchased . ) I preferred the original on the ground , that in the ܪ imitation it depended wholly in the composi tor's putting C 2 19 and natural robustness of understanding ...
... the words “ realm ” and “ sway ” are rhymes dearly purchased . ) I preferred the original on the ground , that in the ܪ imitation it depended wholly in the composi tor's putting C 2 19 and natural robustness of understanding ...
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... my former passion for metaphysical investigations ; I labored at a solid foundation , on which permanently to ground my opinions , in the component faculties of the human mind itself , and their comparative dignity and importance .
... my former passion for metaphysical investigations ; I labored at a solid foundation , on which permanently to ground my opinions , in the component faculties of the human mind itself , and their comparative dignity and importance .
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Nay , where I had reason to suppose my convictions fundamentally different , it has been my habit , and I may add , the impulse of my nature , to assign the grounds of my belief , rather than the belief itself ; and not to express ...
Nay , where I had reason to suppose my convictions fundamentally different , it has been my habit , and I may add , the impulse of my nature , to assign the grounds of my belief , rather than the belief itself ; and not to express ...
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ܪ establish some points of complete sympathy , some grounds common to both sides , from which to commence its explanation . Still less can I place these attacks to the charge of envy . The few pages , which I have published , are of ...
ܪ establish some points of complete sympathy , some grounds common to both sides , from which to commence its explanation . Still less can I place these attacks to the charge of envy . The few pages , which I have published , are of ...
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| Title | Biographia Literaria, Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions Volume 1 of Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
| Author | Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
| Publisher | Fenner, 1817 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 23 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 296 pages |
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