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... believe ? He has been described as magisterially presiding over the younger writers , and assuming the distribu- tion of poetical fame ; but he who excels has a right to teach , and he whose judgment is incontestable may without ...
... believe ? He has been described as magisterially presiding over the younger writers , and assuming the distribu- tion of poetical fame ; but he who excels has a right to teach , and he whose judgment is incontestable may without ...
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... believe there is no example to be found of any correction or improvement made by him after publi- cation . The hastiness of his productions might be the effect of necessity ; but his subsequent neglect could hardly have any other cause ...
... believe there is no example to be found of any correction or improvement made by him after publi- cation . The hastiness of his productions might be the effect of necessity ; but his subsequent neglect could hardly have any other cause ...
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... believe what they do not understand ; fourthly , they will believe anything at all , provided they are under no obligation to believe it ; fifthly , they love to take a new road even when that road leads nowhere ; sixth- ly , he was ...
... believe what they do not understand ; fourthly , they will believe anything at all , provided they are under no obligation to believe it ; fifthly , they love to take a new road even when that road leads nowhere ; sixth- ly , he was ...
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From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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