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A piece of literature may be judged in two ways , absolutely or relatively ; and , while it is true that every work of art has eventually to make its appeal absolutely and in isolation , it is even truer that the formative value and ...
A piece of literature may be judged in two ways , absolutely or relatively ; and , while it is true that every work of art has eventually to make its appeal absolutely and in isolation , it is even truer that the formative value and ...
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A piece of literature may be judged in two ways , absolutely or relatively ; and , while it is true that every work of art has eventually to make its appeal absolutely and in isolation , it is even truer that the formative value and ...
A piece of literature may be judged in two ways , absolutely or relatively ; and , while it is true that every work of art has eventually to make its appeal absolutely and in isolation , it is even truer that the formative value and ...
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I once heard Mr. Hampton , the translator of Polybius , remark what I think is true , that Milton was the first Englishman who , after the revival of letters , wrote Latin verses with classick elegance . If any exceptions can be made ...
I once heard Mr. Hampton , the translator of Polybius , remark what I think is true , that Milton was the first Englishman who , after the revival of letters , wrote Latin verses with classick elegance . If any exceptions can be made ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volume 83 of Oxford world's classics Volumes 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Arthur Waugh |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1906 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 493 pages |
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