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... beauties than exposing the blemishes of a laudable writ- ing . Like Horace , in a long work he can bear some de- formities , and justly lay them on the imperfection of human nature , which is incapable of faultless produc- tions . When ...
... beauties than exposing the blemishes of a laudable writ- ing . Like Horace , in a long work he can bear some de- formities , and justly lay them on the imperfection of human nature , which is incapable of faultless produc- tions . When ...
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... beauties as expose faults , who censured with respect , and praised with alacrity . With this criticism Pope was so little offended , that he sought the acquaint- ance of the writer , who lived with him from that time in great ...
... beauties as expose faults , who censured with respect , and praised with alacrity . With this criticism Pope was so little offended , that he sought the acquaint- ance of the writer , who lived with him from that time in great ...
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... beauties , as to the general character and effect of each performance . It seems natural for a young poet to initiate himself by pastorals , which , not professing to imitate real life , require no experience ; and , exhibiting only the ...
... beauties , as to the general character and effect of each performance . It seems natural for a young poet to initiate himself by pastorals , which , not professing to imitate real life , require no experience ; and , exhibiting only the ...
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... beauties . " Every part is splendid ; there is great luxuriance of ornaments ; the original vision of Chaucer was never denied to be much improved ; the allegory is very skilfully continued , the imagery is properly selected , and ...
... beauties . " Every part is splendid ; there is great luxuriance of ornaments ; the original vision of Chaucer was never denied to be much improved ; the allegory is very skilfully continued , the imagery is properly selected , and ...
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... beauties of the essay would be unprofitably tedious : but I cannot forbear to observe that the comparison of a student's progress in the sciences with the journey of a traveller in the Alps is perhaps the best that English poetry can ...
... beauties of the essay would be unprofitably tedious : but I cannot forbear to observe that the comparison of a student's progress in the sciences with the journey of a traveller in the Alps is perhaps the best that English poetry can ...
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