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... whole extension of his language , dis- tinguished all the delicacies of phrase , and all the colours of words , and learned to adjust their different sounds to all the varieties of metrical modulation . Bossu is of opinion that the ...
... whole extension of his language , dis- tinguished all the delicacies of phrase , and all the colours of words , and learned to adjust their different sounds to all the varieties of metrical modulation . Bossu is of opinion that the ...
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... whole performance is not so much a regular fabric , as a heap of shining materials thrown together by accident , which strikes rather with the solemn magnificence of a stupendous ruin , than the elegant grandeur of a finished pile ...
... whole performance is not so much a regular fabric , as a heap of shining materials thrown together by accident , which strikes rather with the solemn magnificence of a stupendous ruin , than the elegant grandeur of a finished pile ...
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... whole day , " says he , " has been employed in various people's filling my head with their foolish , chimerical systems , which has obliged me coolly ( as far as nature will admit ) to digest , and accommodate myself to every different ...
... whole day , " says he , " has been employed in various people's filling my head with their foolish , chimerical systems , which has obliged me coolly ( as far as nature will admit ) to digest , and accommodate myself to every different ...
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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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