Biographia Literaria; Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, Volume 1First edition of this autobiography in discourse. |
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Page 40
... lost by the clearer perception of the faults in certain passages , has been more than repaid to me , by the additional delight with which I read the remainder , the appeal to the bad and malignant passions of mankind 40.
... lost by the clearer perception of the faults in certain passages , has been more than repaid to me , by the additional delight with which I read the remainder , the appeal to the bad and malignant passions of mankind 40.
Page 58
... passages , in which his writings , name , and character have been attacked , from the pamph- lets and periodical works of the last twenty years , may be an accompaniment . Yet that it would prove medicinal in after times , I dare not ...
... passages , in which his writings , name , and character have been attacked , from the pamph- lets and periodical works of the last twenty years , may be an accompaniment . Yet that it would prove medicinal in after times , I dare not ...
Page 62
... passage which he deems more especially worthless , he is sure to select and reprint it in the review ; by which , on ... passages ; except the impudence of defending it , as the proper duty , and most instructive part , of cri- ticism ...
... passage which he deems more especially worthless , he is sure to select and reprint it in the review ; by which , on ... passages ; except the impudence of defending it , as the proper duty , and most instructive part , of cri- ticism ...
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... passages in which the poet was most unlike himself . But till reviews are conducted on far other principles , and with far other motives ; till in the place of arbitrary dictation and petulant sneers , the reviewers support their ...
... passages in which the poet was most unlike himself . But till reviews are conducted on far other principles , and with far other motives ; till in the place of arbitrary dictation and petulant sneers , the reviewers support their ...
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... passages . Here then shall I conclude ? No ! The cha- racters of the deceased , like the encomia on tombstones , as they are described with religious tenderness , so are they read , with allowing sym- pathy indeed , but yet with ...
... passages . Here then shall I conclude ? No ! The cha- racters of the deceased , like the encomia on tombstones , as they are described with religious tenderness , so are they read , with allowing sym- pathy indeed , but yet with ...
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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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