Biographia Literaria; Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 1First edition of this autobiography in discourse. |
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Page 59
... hands at the bar of every self- elected , yet not the less peremptory , judge , who chuses to write from humour or interest , from enmity or arrogance , and to abide the decision ( in the words of Jeremy Taylor ) " of him that reads in ...
... hands at the bar of every self- elected , yet not the less peremptory , judge , who chuses to write from humour or interest , from enmity or arrogance , and to abide the decision ( in the words of Jeremy Taylor ) " of him that reads in ...
Page 61
... hand I guess , that Mr. Southey was quite unable to comprehend , wherein could consist the crime or mischief of printing half a dozen or more playful poems ; or to speak more generally , compositions which would be enjoyed or passed ...
... hand I guess , that Mr. Southey was quite unable to comprehend , wherein could consist the crime or mischief of printing half a dozen or more playful poems ; or to speak more generally , compositions which would be enjoyed or passed ...
Page 92
... , are in no wise injured by us , because it is in their own hands to spare that labour , which they are not willing to endure . " Those at least , let me be permitted to add , who have taken so much pains to render me ridiculous 92.
... , are in no wise injured by us , because it is in their own hands to spare that labour , which they are not willing to endure . " Those at least , let me be permitted to add , who have taken so much pains to render me ridiculous 92.
Page 94
... hand paints it . For it is worthy of notice , that the latter , or the system of idealism may be traced to sources equally remote with the former , or materialism ; and Berkeley can boast an ancestry at least as venerable as Gassendi or ...
... hand paints it . For it is worthy of notice , that the latter , or the system of idealism may be traced to sources equally remote with the former , or materialism ; and Berkeley can boast an ancestry at least as venerable as Gassendi or ...
Page 97
... hands , we could scarce make our voices intelligible to each other : and to bridge it over , would require more time , skill and power than I believe myself to possess . But the latter clause involves for the greater part a mere ...
... hands , we could scarce make our voices intelligible to each other : and to bridge it over , would require more time , skill and power than I believe myself to possess . But the latter clause involves for the greater part a mere ...
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Biographia Literaria; Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions No preview available - 2020 |
Biographia Literaria Or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions Samuel Taylor Coleridge No preview available - 2019 |
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