Biographia Literaria; Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 1First edition of this autobiography in discourse. |
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Page 55
... pass them as current coin in the marts of garrulity or detraction . Praises of the unworthy are felt by ardent minds as robberies of the deserving ; and it is too true , and too frequent , that Bacon , Har- rington , Machiavel , and ...
... pass them as current coin in the marts of garrulity or detraction . Praises of the unworthy are felt by ardent minds as robberies of the deserving ; and it is too true , and too frequent , that Bacon , Har- rington , Machiavel , and ...
Page 62
... instructive part , of cri- ticism . Omit or pass slightly over , the ex- pression , grace , and grouping of Raphael's figures ; but ridicule in detail the knitting- needles and broom - twigs , that are to represent 62.
... instructive part , of cri- ticism . Omit or pass slightly over , the ex- pression , grace , and grouping of Raphael's figures ; but ridicule in detail the knitting- needles and broom - twigs , that are to represent 62.
Page 77
... passing them over in silence , as so much blank paper , or leaves of bookseller's catalogue ; especially , as no one pretends to have found immorality or indeli- cacy ; and the poems therefore , at the worst , could only be regarded as ...
... passing them over in silence , as so much blank paper , or leaves of bookseller's catalogue ; especially , as no one pretends to have found immorality or indeli- cacy ; and the poems therefore , at the worst , could only be regarded as ...
Page 88
... amber , " from Shakespear's " What ! have his daughters brought him to this pass ? " or from the preceding apostrophe to the elements ; the theory of the fine arts , and of poetry in par- ticular , could not , I thought , but derive 88.
... amber , " from Shakespear's " What ! have his daughters brought him to this pass ? " or from the preceding apostrophe to the elements ; the theory of the fine arts , and of poetry in par- ticular , could not , I thought , but derive 88.
Page 89
... pass almost for the same . I trust therefore , that there will be more good humour than con- tempt , in the smile with which the reader chas- tises my self - complacency , if I confess myself uncertain , whether the satisfaction from ...
... pass almost for the same . I trust therefore , that there will be more good humour than con- tempt , in the smile with which the reader chas- tises my self - complacency , if I confess myself uncertain , whether the satisfaction from ...
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