Biographia Literaria; Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2Fenner, 1817 - 309 pages |
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Page 93
... Milton ; and from the spirit of his critique on Gray's sonnet ; those sentences ap- pear to have been rather courtesies of modesty , than actual limitations of his system . Yet so groundless does this system appear on a close ...
... Milton ; and from the spirit of his critique on Gray's sonnet ; those sentences ap- pear to have been rather courtesies of modesty , than actual limitations of his system . Yet so groundless does this system appear on a close ...
Page 105
... Milton , appears to me of all others the most individualized and characteristic . And let it be remembered too , that I am now interpreting the controverted passages of Mr. W.'s critical preface by the purpose and object , which he may ...
... Milton , appears to me of all others the most individualized and characteristic . And let it be remembered too , that I am now interpreting the controverted passages of Mr. W.'s critical preface by the purpose and object , which he may ...
Page 110
... Milton the word is never used without some clear reference , proper or metaphorical , to the theatre . Thus Milton ; peare " Cedar and pine , and fir and branching palm A Sylvan scene ; and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade , a ...
... Milton the word is never used without some clear reference , proper or metaphorical , to the theatre . Thus Milton ; peare " Cedar and pine , and fir and branching palm A Sylvan scene ; and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade , a ...
Page 142
... Milton , ex . gr . " The fig tree , not that kind for fruit renown'd , " But such as at this day to Indians known " In Malabar or Decan , spreads her arms " Branching so broad and long , that in the ground " The bended twigs take root ...
... Milton , ex . gr . " The fig tree , not that kind for fruit renown'd , " But such as at this day to Indians known " In Malabar or Decan , spreads her arms " Branching so broad and long , that in the ground " The bended twigs take root ...
Page 148
... Milton . That illusion , contradistin- guished from delusion , that negative faith , which simply permits the images presented to work by their own force , without either denial or affir- mation of their real existence by the judgment ...
... Milton . That illusion , contradistin- guished from delusion , that negative faith , which simply permits the images presented to work by their own force , without either denial or affir- mation of their real existence by the judgment ...
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