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Page 39
... admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy . The thoughts are often new , and often striking ; but the greatness of one part is disgraced by the littleness of another ; and total ...
... admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy . The thoughts are often new , and often striking ; but the greatness of one part is disgraced by the littleness of another ; and total ...
Page 132
... admiration . Milton's style was not modified by his subject : what is shown with greater extent in Paradise Lost , may be found in Comus . One source of his peculiarity was his familiarity with the Tuscan poets : the disposition of his ...
... admiration . Milton's style was not modified by his subject : what is shown with greater extent in Paradise Lost , may be found in Comus . One source of his peculiarity was his familiarity with the Tuscan poets : the disposition of his ...
Page 427
... admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had conversed with many distinct classes ...
... admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had conversed with many distinct classes ...
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