Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 2 |
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Page 62
... particular thing . It is equivolant to the idea of a thing , whenever we use the word idea , with philosophic precision . Existence , on the other hand , is distinguished from essence , by the superinduction of reality . Thus we speak ...
... particular thing . It is equivolant to the idea of a thing , whenever we use the word idea , with philosophic precision . Existence , on the other hand , is distinguished from essence , by the superinduction of reality . Thus we speak ...
Page 77
... particular word " smiling " is hack- neyed , and ( as it involves a sort of personifica- tion ) not quite congruous with the common and material attribute of shining . ) And , doubtless this adjunction of epithets for the purpose of ...
... particular word " smiling " is hack- neyed , and ( as it involves a sort of personifica- tion ) not quite congruous with the common and material attribute of shining . ) And , doubtless this adjunction of epithets for the purpose of ...
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... particular subjects from low and rustic life , which by way of ex- periment he had purposed to naturalize as a new species in our English poetry . But from the train of argument that follows ; from the reference to Milton ; and from the ...
... particular subjects from low and rustic life , which by way of ex- periment he had purposed to naturalize as a new species in our English poetry . But from the train of argument that follows ; from the reference to Milton ; and from the ...
Page 110
... particular scenes . It can therefore be preserved from obscurity only by keeping the original signification full in the mind . Thus Milton again , 66 Prepare thou for another scene . " ! Drayton ( if it was not rather a coincidence ) ...
... particular scenes . It can therefore be preserved from obscurity only by keeping the original signification full in the mind . Thus Milton again , 66 Prepare thou for another scene . " ! Drayton ( if it was not rather a coincidence ) ...
Page 120
... particular works and authors , they obtain the right to speak each as the representative of their body corpo- rate ; they shall have honor and good wishes from me , and I shall accord to them their fair dignities , though self assumed ...
... particular works and authors , they obtain the right to speak each as the representative of their body corpo- rate ; they shall have honor and good wishes from me , and I shall accord to them their fair dignities , though self assumed ...
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