Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2Fenner, 1817 - 309 pages |
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... answer is , that no- thing can permanently please , which does not contain in itself the reason why it is so , and not otherwise . If metre be superadded , all other parts must be made consonant with it . They must be such , as to ...
... answer is , that no- thing can permanently please , which does not contain in itself the reason why it is so , and not otherwise . If metre be superadded , all other parts must be made consonant with it . They must be such , as to ...
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... answer , it must be one , the parts of which mutually support and explain each other ; all in their proportion harmonizing with , and supporting the purpose and known influences of metrical arrangement . The phi- losophic critics of all ...
... answer , it must be one , the parts of which mutually support and explain each other ; all in their proportion harmonizing with , and supporting the purpose and known influences of metrical arrangement . The phi- losophic critics of all ...
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... answer to the one is involved in the solution of the other . For it is a dis- tinction resulting from the poetic genius it- self , which sustains and modifies the images , thoughts , and emotions of the poet's own mind . The poet ...
... answer to the one is involved in the solution of the other . For it is a dis- tinction resulting from the poetic genius it- self , which sustains and modifies the images , thoughts , and emotions of the poet's own mind . The poet ...
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... answer is ; presume these to be the best , the reputation of which has been matured into fame by the consent of ages . For wisdom always has a final majority , if not by conviction , yet by acquiescence . In addition to Sir J. Reynolds ...
... answer is ; presume these to be the best , the reputation of which has been matured into fame by the consent of ages . For wisdom always has a final majority , if not by conviction , yet by acquiescence . In addition to Sir J. Reynolds ...
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... answered , that the lan- guage , which he has in view , can be attributed to rustics with no greater right , than the style of Hooker or Bacon to Tom Brown or Sir Roger L'Estrange . Doubtless , if what is pe- culiar to each were omitted ...
... answered , that the lan- guage , which he has in view , can be attributed to rustics with no greater right , than the style of Hooker or Bacon to Tom Brown or Sir Roger L'Estrange . Doubtless , if what is pe- culiar to each were omitted ...
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