Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions |
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Page 11
... interests of that school , in which he had been himself educated , and to which during his whole life he was a dedicated thing . From causes , which this is not the place to investigate , no models of past times , however perfect , can ...
... interests of that school , in which he had been himself educated , and to which during his whole life he was a dedicated thing . From causes , which this is not the place to investigate , no models of past times , however perfect , can ...
Page 15
... interest in my mind . Poetry ( though for a school - boy of that age , I was above par in English versi- fication , and had already produced two or three compositions which , I may venture to say , with- out reference to my age , were ...
... interest in my mind . Poetry ( though for a school - boy of that age , I was above par in English versi- fication , and had already produced two or three compositions which , I may venture to say , with- out reference to my age , were ...
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... interest even for the most important events , and accidents , when by means of meditation they have passed into thoughts . The sanity of the mind is be- tween superstition with fanaticism on the one hand ; and enthusiasm with ...
... interest even for the most important events , and accidents , when by means of meditation they have passed into thoughts . The sanity of the mind is be- tween superstition with fanaticism on the one hand ; and enthusiasm with ...
Page 33
... far wider sphere , and a deeper and more human interest . Critics are too apt to forget , that rules are but means to an end ; consequently where the ends are dif- D those whom he deem'd most worthy of his praise , 33.
... far wider sphere , and a deeper and more human interest . Critics are too apt to forget , that rules are but means to an end ; consequently where the ends are dif- D those whom he deem'd most worthy of his praise , 33.
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... interest , purely from the number of contemporary characters named in the patch- work notes ( which possess , however , the comparative merit of being more poetical than the text ) and because , to increase the stimulus , the author has ...
... interest , purely from the number of contemporary characters named in the patch- work notes ( which possess , however , the comparative merit of being more poetical than the text ) and because , to increase the stimulus , the author has ...
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