Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 147
... nature , by bombast or tumour , which soars above nature , and enlarges images beyond their real bulk ; by affectation , which forsakes nature in quest of something unsuit- able ; and by imbecility , which degrades nature by faintness ...
... nature , by bombast or tumour , which soars above nature , and enlarges images beyond their real bulk ; by affectation , which forsakes nature in quest of something unsuit- able ; and by imbecility , which degrades nature by faintness ...
Page 245
... nature , which is incapable of faultless productions . When an excellent Drama appears in publick , and by its intrinsick worth attracts a general applause , he is not stung with envy and spleen ; nor does he express a savage nature in ...
... nature , which is incapable of faultless productions . When an excellent Drama appears in publick , and by its intrinsick worth attracts a general applause , he is not stung with envy and spleen ; nor does he express a savage nature in ...
Page 370
... nature , and without justice ; of whose name he thought himself obliged to leave no trace in any future edition of his writings , and accordingly blotted it out of that copy of The Wanderer which was in his hands . 136 During his ...
... nature , and without justice ; of whose name he thought himself obliged to leave no trace in any future edition of his writings , and accordingly blotted it out of that copy of The Wanderer which was in his hands . 136 During his ...
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