Essays, Biographical, Critical and Historical, Volume 2Suttaby, 1814 - English literature |
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... sense of the copiousness , the energy , and strength of its native tongue ; the very faults to which we have alluded exhibited these qualities in a remarkable degree ;. and a wish to polish and refine , to cut off super- fluities , and ...
... sense of the copiousness , the energy , and strength of its native tongue ; the very faults to which we have alluded exhibited these qualities in a remarkable degree ;. and a wish to polish and refine , to cut off super- fluities , and ...
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... sense . The style of Hooker , however , is not without some striking defects : though the words for the most part are well chosen and pure , the arrange- ment of them into sentences is intricate and harsh , and formed almost exclusively ...
... sense . The style of Hooker , however , is not without some striking defects : though the words for the most part are well chosen and pure , the arrange- ment of them into sentences is intricate and harsh , and formed almost exclusively ...
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... senses , doe offer themselves to the minde of man , if it dwell and stay there , it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on far- ther , and seeth the dependance of causes , and the workes of providence ...
... senses , doe offer themselves to the minde of man , if it dwell and stay there , it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on far- ther , and seeth the dependance of causes , and the workes of providence ...
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... senses are here feasted with the clear and genuine taste of their objects , which are all sophisticated there , and for the most part overwhelmed with their contraries . Here pleasure looks ( methinks ) like a beautiful , constant , and ...
... senses are here feasted with the clear and genuine taste of their objects , which are all sophisticated there , and for the most part overwhelmed with their contraries . Here pleasure looks ( methinks ) like a beautiful , constant , and ...
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... sense of , than is to be expressed by words . " When all is done , there is no pleasure com- parable to that of innocency , and freedom from the stings of a guilty conscience ; this is a pure and spiritual pleasure , much above any ...
... sense of , than is to be expressed by words . " When all is done , there is no pleasure com- parable to that of innocency , and freedom from the stings of a guilty conscience ; this is a pure and spiritual pleasure , much above any ...
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