Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1926 - English poetry |
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Page 40
... least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy . thoughts are often new , and often striking ; but the greatness of one part is disgraced by the littleness of another ; and total ...
... least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy . thoughts are often new , and often striking ; but the greatness of one part is disgraced by the littleness of another ; and total ...
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... least by one wealthy marriage , he left , about the time of the Revolution , an income of not more than twelve or thirteen hundred ; which , when the different value of money is reckoned , will be found perhaps not more than a fourth ...
... least by one wealthy marriage , he left , about the time of the Revolution , an income of not more than twelve or thirteen hundred ; which , when the different value of money is reckoned , will be found perhaps not more than a fourth ...
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... least tincture of affectation or pedantry ; and his inimitable manner of diverting and enlivening the company , made it impossible for anyone to be out of humour when he was in it . Envy and detraction seemed to be entirely foreign to ...
... least tincture of affectation or pedantry ; and his inimitable manner of diverting and enlivening the company , made it impossible for anyone to be out of humour when he was in it . Envy and detraction seemed to be entirely foreign to ...
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