The Spectator, Volume 5George Atherton Aitken G. Routledge, 1898 - English essays |
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Page 77
... discourse , that make everything about them clear and beautiful . A noble metaphor , when it is placed to an advantage , casts a kind of glory round it , and darts a lustre through a whole sentence . These different kinds of allusion ...
... discourse , that make everything about them clear and beautiful . A noble metaphor , when it is placed to an advantage , casts a kind of glory round it , and darts a lustre through a whole sentence . These different kinds of allusion ...
Page 293
... discourse he finds a great many thoughts rising out of every head that do not offer themselves upon the general survey of a subject . His thoughts are at the same time more intelligible , and better discover their drift and meaning when ...
... discourse he finds a great many thoughts rising out of every head that do not offer themselves upon the general survey of a subject . His thoughts are at the same time more intelligible , and better discover their drift and meaning when ...
Page 316
... discourse 1 , wherein I gave several admonitions to the fraternity of the йen- pecked , has already produced me very many corre- spondents ; the reason I cannot guess at , unless it be that such a discourse is of general use , and every ...
... discourse 1 , wherein I gave several admonitions to the fraternity of the йen- pecked , has already produced me very many corre- spondents ; the reason I cannot guess at , unless it be that such a discourse is of general use , and every ...
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