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Page 14
But Wit , abstracted from its effects upon the hearer , may be more rigorously and philosophically considered as a kind of discordia concors ; a combination of dissimilar images , or discovery of occult resemblances in things apparently ...
But Wit , abstracted from its effects upon the hearer , may be more rigorously and philosophically considered as a kind of discordia concors ; a combination of dissimilar images , or discovery of occult resemblances in things apparently ...
Page 182
This persuasion seems to have had little effect . ... long , and ruinous restraint : —he therefore prays , that he may not find the effects of Mr. Waller's threats , by a long and close imprisonment ; but may be speedily brought to a ...
This persuasion seems to have had little effect . ... long , and ruinous restraint : —he therefore prays , that he may not find the effects of Mr. Waller's threats , by a long and close imprisonment ; but may be speedily brought to a ...
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Rhyme has been so long banished from the theatre , that we know not its effect upon the passions of an audience ; but it has this convenience , that sentences stand more independent on each other , and striking passages are therefore ...
Rhyme has been so long banished from the theatre , that we know not its effect upon the passions of an audience ; but it has this convenience , that sentences stand more independent on each other , and striking passages are therefore ...
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