The lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Rivington, 1820 |
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... neral predominance of philosophical judgment and poetical spirit . Correction seldom effects more than the suppression of faults ; a happy line , or a single elegance , may perhaps be added ; but of a large work the general character ...
... neral predominance of philosophical judgment and poetical spirit . Correction seldom effects more than the suppression of faults ; a happy line , or a single elegance , may perhaps be added ; but of a large work the general character ...
Page 153
... Savage with the utmost elevation of heart , and re- ferred to by him as an incontestible proof of a ge neral acknowledgment of his abilities . It was in H 2 deed the only production of which he could justly boast SAVAGE .
... Savage with the utmost elevation of heart , and re- ferred to by him as an incontestible proof of a ge neral acknowledgment of his abilities . It was in H 2 deed the only production of which he could justly boast SAVAGE .
Page 154
... neral concern ; or they were by the neglect of the publisher not diligently dispersed , or by his avarice not advertised with sufficient frequency . Address , or industry , or liberality , was always wanting ; and the blame was laid ...
... neral concern ; or they were by the neglect of the publisher not diligently dispersed , or by his avarice not advertised with sufficient frequency . Address , or industry , or liberality , was always wanting ; and the blame was laid ...
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... neral nature of language , and without any accu- rate inquiry into the history of other tongues . The certainty and stability which , contrary to all experience , he thinks attainable , he proposes to se- cure by instituting an academy ...
... neral nature of language , and without any accu- rate inquiry into the history of other tongues . The certainty and stability which , contrary to all experience , he thinks attainable , he proposes to se- cure by instituting an academy ...
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... neral for life , had it not become ineffectual by the resolution of Lord Cowper , who refused the seal . " Whatever is received , " say the schools , " is received in proportion to the recipient . " The power of a political treatise ...
... neral for life , had it not become ineffectual by the resolution of Lord Cowper , who refused the seal . " Whatever is received , " say the schools , " is received in proportion to the recipient . " The power of a political treatise ...
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